Wow that answer was from 1975!! Hankster was still a maiden lady!!!! I would say the figurines hadnt been invented yet, as they look like a knockoff of the weird blue german clay preborn thingies, remember those? Sorry that was offensive but not as offensive as people having whole curio cabinets in their houses stuffed with these things back in the 80s and 90s. Okay that was offensive too. Ill shut up now. They are lovely.