Three Dots and a Dash Fijian Mermaid Mug Purple Wipe Glaze
aka. Three Dots and a Dash Fiji Mermaid Second Edition, Three Dots and a Dash Feejee Mermaid Second Edition
Fijian Mermaid mug with brownish/purple finish; different then same mug with bluish finish released for 1st Anniversary of Three Dots and a Dash. Mug shaped like a Fijian Mermaid sideshow gaffe. The Fijian mermaid (also Fiji or Feejee mermaid) was an object comprising the torso and head of a juvenile monkey sewn to the back half of a fish. It was a common feature of sideshows, where it was presented as the mummified body of a creature that was supposedly half mammal and half fish. Designed by THOR and produced by Tiki Farm. Mug so marked with date "2014" on bottom. Purchased at Three Dots and a Dash, Chiciago, March 2018.
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Three Dots and a Dash Fijian Mermaid Mug Purple Wipe Glaze
aka Three Dots and a Dash Fiji Mermaid Second Edition, Three Dots and a Dash Feejee Mermaid Second Edition in 42 collections
This is a mug shaped like a Fijian Mermaid sideshow gaffe. The Fijian mermaid (also Fiji or Feejee mermaid) was an object comprising the torso and head of a juvenile monkey sewn to the back half of a fish. It was a common feature of sideshows, where it was presented as the mummified body of a creature that was supposedly half mammal and half fish. Designed by THOR and produced by Tiki Farm. First released in a teal blue for the First Anniversary celebration of Three Dots And A Dash. This version is glazed with a purple hand-wiped glaze, leaving much of the mug white, but picking out details in darker purple. Subsequent versions were released in a red wipe, a standard blue wipe, and a light blue aqua wipe glaze.