Where is this shark tchotchke from?

September 18, 2015 5:52 PM

Where would I find the shark sculpture that appears in the background of this video?

In this youtube video for the Amazon Echo there's a shark head sculpture that shows up in the background (in the upper right corner of the bookcase) about a minute into the video. Any idea where this is from? A bit of a long shot, I know, but hopefully someone recognizes it (I've looked through more Google Images results than I care to admit and haven't found it).

posted by JasonSch to Shopping (5 answers total)

Best answer: These are not it. But I found a few things that are similar: this wall-mounted head and a couple more, also at etsy.

Unfortunately they all seem to be in the taxidermied, mounted-head-on-plaque style, rather than the bust style in the video. Actually, a google images search for "shark bust" brings up some closer contenders - maybe that's a start?
posted by jessicapierce at 7:34 PM on September 18, 2015

Best answer: I don't know an easy way to find it. The hard way is to find out the ad agency Amazon used, contact them and find out who the credited production designer is -- you may have to contact the production company the agency used first -- contact him/her and ask, which may require further querying to the set decorator, or even the decorator's shopper. If it was something shot union in L.A., there's a good chance it's a rental from a prop house, in which case there would be a record of it somewhere...but not necessarily easy to access. Sorry.
posted by BlahLaLa at 7:35 PM on September 18, 2015

Best answer: I believe it's the first hit on this google image search for 'shark bank'. None of the links get me anywhere useful with that; there's an ebay listing but it's painted cartoonier than the one in the video.

This page suggests Target used to sell it. Can't find it now.
posted by wemayfreeze at 7:52 PM on September 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Here is the ebay listing, if that helps
posted by jessicapierce at 8:03 PM on September 18, 2015 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: "Bust" was the magic; I don't know why I didn't think of that (nor that it might be a piggy bank). Good sleuthing, everyone! Very much appreciated.
posted by JasonSch at 8:06 PM on September 18, 2015