Who Doesn’t Like Monkeys? – The premier destination for monkey-related objets d’art, the people who are amused by them, and the
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The past year has marked the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the Moon Landing, and Sesame Street. Joining this impressive list is one of surf culture’s most beloved icons, the Tijuana Surf Monkey. This twelve inch tall, plaster-of-paris, irregularly painted statuette first appeared in the San Ysidro border lines during the early 1970s as street vendors hawked them to passing tourists. Many a gringo returning from their surf trip, tourist jaunt, TJ bar run or mission trip came home with one of these in the
But, where did they originate?
Who Doesn’t Like Monkeys? – The premier destination for monkey-related objets d’art, the people who are amused by them, and the