{"product_id":"5-ivory-bilikins-set","title":"5 Ivory Bilikins Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly\/Mid 20th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e(A) 3.375\" H x 1.375\" D (B) 2.75\" H x 1\" x 1.5\" D (C) 1.875\" H x .625\" x .875\" D (D) 1.25\" H x .5\" x .75\" D (E) 1\" H x .75\" x .625\" D\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHand Carved from Eskimo Ivory of 3 Small and 2 Medium Statues with Painted Black Facial Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eIvory Billikens Statues are the famous Billiken, the \"God of Things as They Ought to Be,\" a popular good-luck charm figure created in the early 1900s. Designed in 1908 by American art teacher and illustrator Florence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003ePretz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e in Kansas City, Missouri. A chubby, smiling, elf-like figure with pointed ears, often sitting with legs extended, hands on belly or knees. Early versions were made in ivory, terracotta, or composition; later mass-produced in plastic, metal, etc. Became a global mascot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e—most famously for Saint Louis University (SLU), where the sports teams are called the Billikens. Genuine ivory Billikens from the 1910s–1920s are collectible antiques. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46011912487077,"sku":"5231-402","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-402_1.jpg?v=1761675683","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/5-ivory-bilikins-set","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}