This mummified kappa was discovered at a winery in Imari City in 1953. Its body length is about 70cm.

Urrmmm ....Whats a Kappa?

It has a cute looking face.

Hmmm that's what I was going to ask....

Oh no...they killed Gizmo!

A kappa is a Japanese water demon, it looks like a turtle and has a hole in the top of its head that holds a fluid, if you get caught by one (so the legend goes) just bow to it, they are very formal creatures and will bow back, thus spilling the fluid and rendering it helpless.

I had a quick look on Google for some more information about the 'Kappa', the best description I found basically summed it up by saying :

"The Japanese Kappa myth concerns a freshwater sprite or imp who delights in playing pranks on humans; yet he longs for human company and acceptance."

There's also This Link which is from a thread a while back relating to a scam involving the Kappa. The news link doesn't work, but there's still some snippets of information about the Kappa there you might find helpful.

This one looks more like a bone carving than a mummy.

The glowing box is cool, though.

I agree with Halo . It's a cutie .
and Shadeux it does look a little like a carving to me too . Do you know If they ever did x-rays on it Al?
I bet Tommy has one of these things as a paper wieght too , right next to the alien fetus

unfortuanately that is all the information they have on it.

QUOTE (Kismit @ Apr 11 2003, 10:29 AM)

I bet Tommy has one of these things as a paper wieght too , right next to the alien fetus

Who's leaking information to you Kismit.

It looks like a Fawn or a lamb, definetly not Turtle
like and no hole in the head?

It's not aFawn or a Lamb Halo . I've seen a lot of those and the skull is way to round

it would be intersting to have a personal inspection of it though, seems intriuging.

Aren;t imps and demons just Myths?

it looks like the tounge, ears, lips, and eye balls were fossilized too. is that what i see? the head does indeed look like its a carving, the body could be a monkey or squirrle with the tail ripped off, osme part slook real,s ome dont. the head has little resemblance to any skull, definantly not a lamb or deer, except maybe a primate of some sort, and thats a stretch.