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rel'
i quar' y.
A small box, casket, shrine, etc., for keeping or exhibiting a relic.
rel'
ic. 1. A corpse. 2. An object venerated by the faithful
because of its association with a saint or other sacred person. 3.
pl. Ruins; residue. 4. A survival; a vestige. 5.
A souvenir; memento; often, a monument of the past.
I
have been collecting these vinyl faced, plush/fabric dolls since the early
1980's.
I
find them rather frightening and a somewhat questionable gift for your average
child. The anthropomorphized animals and clowns are especially creepy.
And yet, in spite of (or perhaps, because of) this quality, they show
the well worn signs of being a much loved object of childhood.
Come
back to see more of these reliquaries with inserted shadowboxes and drawers.
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