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Made in Bolivia, out of real Llama Skin. They spell it "Lama" but I know better, I mean, I found it in Nelson. And - while not EXACTLY what I wanted, it's close enough, and having canvassed and searched a dozen thrift shops in Vancouver, and a couple of others in Edmonton, this will be the bag.
Thrift shops, Nelson, terrific, have missed them greatly. Vancouver thrift shops are mighty fine too, merely exorbitant - and I didn't find a bag.
Now there's an awful lot more treasures to be searched for...
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(Still cleaning up old unposted blog articles. So - not current, but nonetheless inspiring...)
A couple of Gauguin's stolen from London turns up on an Italian factory worker's wall, some 40 years later.
Via the BBC, note the subtext: "Factory Worker's Wall", implying - that Factory Worker's don't appreciate art? Or that they have an eye for discount masterpieces? Inherit classism, or salacious detail designed to lure in viewers?
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Not all treasures have great commercial value, sometimes they're just great in the way they change our thinking.
An ancient Kilwa Coin, found on the North Coast of Australia - having travelled all the way from Tanzia. Which asks the question - how did it get there?
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(Found this while combing through old blog notes. Just cleaning up...)
French Climber finds a Chest filled with Jewels on Mont Blanc: https://www.thelocal.fr/20130926/climber-finds-treasure-chest-on-mont-blanc-glacier/#:~:text=A%20French%20mountain%20climber%20scaling,two%20mysterious%20Indian%20plane%20crashes.&text=French%20authorities%20have%20paid%20tribute%20to%20the%20young%20man.
Update: https://www.thelocal.fr/20180212/frenchman-still-waiting-to-know-if-mont-blanc-treasure-will-be-his/
Now, wonder how many treasure hunters find things similar and are wary - for good reason - of reporting their finds to the authorities...
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Busy, busy, and no time really to get out and about on the world wide web. But a couple of interesting treasure finds I should share - not mine:
#1 - 13 Year Old Metal Detectorist finds Bronze Age Axe Hoard:
#2 - $30 drawing proves to be by Albrecht Durer and is worth millions:
Which gives one a taste, survive the winter, get a Jeep and lets get this ball rolling!!