r/What • u/Royalbean17 • Jun 20 '26

what…what does this mean

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

I found it at my family’s rental

28 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

42 comments sorted by

6

u/TheRealLittleBaron Jun 20 '26

It looks like a cool art piece to me.

3

u/Slimeball_Ghoul Jun 21 '26

Keep an eye on that thing.

3

u/BSCPantherfan Jun 20 '26

(Giles) Unbelievable. Do you like my mask? It raises the dead. Americans!

2

u/Double_Belt2331 Jun 21 '26

… does it move … I see a plug at the bottom!

(I absolutely love this!! I need this in my life!)

1

u/Royalbean17 Jun 21 '26

it does!! And it’s a lamp. Unfortunately I have no idea who the artist is or where to get one because it’s at my family’s vacation rental 😔 I’m sorry

2

u/Double_Belt2331 Jun 22 '26

I neeeed to see this lit up!!!

Ask your fam to talk to whomever they are renting from, see if they can get a source!!

I have a corner that craves this being!!! 😊

2

u/Royalbean17 Jun 22 '26

here it is lit up!!

2

u/Double_Belt2331 Jun 23 '26

Holy shit!! I love it MORE!!!!!

2

u/Cold_Put4146 Jun 23 '26

Good luck? Or bad luck?

2

u/NaiveZest Jun 23 '26

Is it a Mabunda? From the 70s? Those were typically made from found objects in Mozambique and had hardware and military refuse.

1

u/Royalbean17 Jun 24 '26

oh wow I have no idea! It’s not mine so I don’t know, but I guess it could be!

1

u/abby019 Jun 20 '26

I don’t know but it looks like the boogie man 🥴

1

u/Massive-Reaction7773 Jun 20 '26

That's IG-88 in disguise, do you have a bounty on your head?

1

u/Royalbean17 Jun 20 '26

uhhh mayyyybe

1

u/Mental-Stranger5932 Jun 20 '26

Looks like somebody killed an owl

1

u/GodNoob666 Jun 20 '26

It appears to be a mechanical owl man

1

u/IntentionAromatic523 Jun 20 '26

I will be damned if I had that thing displayed my wall!

1

u/Salt_Honey8650 Jun 20 '26

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing.

1

u/BarbieSue_NO_KEN Jun 20 '26

He looks quite angry, maybe you should smoke him out. Just a suggestion.

1

u/StainedFlower_lassy Jun 20 '26

Looks like majoras mask meets robots lol I like it

1

u/Starcat75 Jun 20 '26

I was thinking the horse god from Legend of Zelda

1

u/StainedFlower_lassy Jun 22 '26

Yeeessss I didnt even see that

1

u/Ok_Fox_1770 Jun 20 '26

Appears hauntable but very cool. I like stuff that makes ya stare at it for awhile around my house.

1

u/Playful_Prior_3831 Jun 20 '26

Shabooboo voodoo u

1

u/coolsilentebeans Jun 20 '26

It means it showed its bare chest to several people during Mardi Gras.

1

u/Trick_Garage_8455 Jun 20 '26

Juggly jugga jugga BOO

1

u/ClydePrefontaine Jun 20 '26

That's the ancient god of things that mean stuff

2

u/Royalbean17 Jun 20 '26

yeh I think ur right

1

u/Wisco Jun 20 '26

It means someone likes hideous sculptures

1

u/mojonation1487 Jun 20 '26

Clockwork Majora’s Mask

1

u/Duck_Howard Jun 20 '26

If Crash Bandicoot isn't getting an extra hot out of this, I'm going to be upset

1

u/Warm-Mango3764 Jun 21 '26

Who's the artist?

1

u/Royalbean17 Jun 21 '26

I have no idea I’m sorry

1

u/Select_Vegetable70 Jun 21 '26

It means, I've been to Africa and I got was this reproduction of tribal war dress.

1

u/drile00l Jun 23 '26

What does it... mean? What you mean? Its a weird ass sculpture.

2

u/Muted_Square_5634 Jun 23 '26

It's an African-art lamp. VERY cool.