I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
~ Robert Mapplethorpe
- - - - -Dad used to get mom one of these Hummels every couple of years for Christmas.
Okay. So apparently Hummel Figurines were originally designed by Berta Hummel who became Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel (M. I. Hummel) and died at 37. I had no idea my mother was collecting the tchotchkes of a dead woman.
They are what Precious Moments figurines look like before the children are doused with toxic waste. (If you think I'm not a fan of Precious Moments, you should meet my friend Leslie. She's a bigger not fan than I am).
Happy Christmas Eve.
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