John and Emma Bickers
Our line of the Bickers family were administrators in India till just after WWII when my grandfather and his family came to New Zealand. Amongst the few things that have survived over the years is this collection of ornaments, origin unknown.

The most complex figurine, this is a wagon drawn by two oxen, carrying the driver, a log of wood, and a woman seated on the log.
When John Jr saw this one, his first reaction was to say "bottom."
Ouch. This shows a chap lying on a bed of nails. Perhaps taking a rest from a hard day of process administration.
This little urn, and the brazier below, are my favourites, maybe because it's easy to be symmetrical with a simple shape. I only recently noticed that the bottom half of the urn is a different colour from the top.
A dancing girl playing a flute.
A little brazier.
A water carrier.
This chap appears to be a wood carrier. He has a piece of wood in one hand, and an empty basket in the other. Or he might be a sweeper, if the "piece of wood" is actually a brush.
I'm guessing this chap is some sort of religious figure. He's walking on enormous soles, a precursor of disco fashion.
He's holding a cup and a bottle. Because he's standing up straight, he might be serving rather than drinking, but perhaps the bottle is still full.
A laundryman, carrying a bag of laundry and an iron that is not dissimilar to the Phillips crease-adjuster that we have.
Email: jbickers@gmail.com
Updated: 2006-07-19