Best moose: Alaska, or Sweden (or so the title writers hired by Monty Python informed me)
Best sister: I only have the one and she did a mostly good job of preserving and forwarding my stuff.
You didn't assist your sister emptying your parents home. At least give her credit for the enormous task.
Loctite Super glue. Best for tgis job is the gellwd type. Won’t run. Just a dab’ll do ya. Hold in place for 60 seconds.
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If you really want to make it so you can’t tell it was broken, and they mean a lot to you, don’t fix yourself. Go to an art restorer.
They do it all the time and they do a much better job than you or I could do.
I use Titebond (or Elmers or Gorilla wood glue) it works well on porous surfaces, gives you plenty of time to align the parts and cleans up easily with water.
Use small amounts from a drop you put on a small piece of cardboard, use a toothpick to put the glue on the contact surfaces, then attach only two pieces at a time, allowing those pieces to fully harden before putting the next two pieces together.
I use clay to hold small pieces in position while they dry.
I am a model builder and old stuff restorer - so this is my best advice.
Good luck!
For the pieces that are hollow and to be joined I’d use some light weight modeling clay in the void to give it stability and help stop movement off center. Then after using the right glue for ceramics would use strips of something like painters tape to hold while the glue sets.
It is neat to have artifacts from your childhood. Once you get that fixed, it would be neat to get the story behind the zebra figurines, if possible. Maybe some relative remembers something, even if you and your sister don’t.
My mother bequeathed my sister and I some things. For example, a cup she used as a child. She wrote a brief note about it on a piece of masking tape and put it in the cup. Otherwise, I would not have known its significance. I mention this because if you want your children or grandchildren to have something, put a note in it so they know something about it. It probably wouldn’t work for something small like those zebra figurines, but I was just thinking how things get passed down and the children might not know any story behind it.
The repair depends on how you will use the zebra going forward. Will it be supporting a heavy weight or attached to the front end of a farm vehicle? Do you plan on moving the zebra more than twice in a given year? Will it be dropped from heights greater than 40’? Do you plan on putting the zebra in your rear pocket and riding cross country in a Greyhound bus?
Personally I use quick set (6 minute) JB weld 2 part epoxy on ceramic.
When mixed it’s black and think any exess would blend in nicely with the black stripes.
Apply with a toothpick as not much is needed.
Best suggestion.....patience.
As others have said, use some superglue. Make sure you have some acetone (nail polish remover) on standby if you superglue yourself to something.
If it’s ceramic, the best adhesive would be sodium silicate (water glass).
Water glass is a is a liquid that’s been around for a hundred years, that when it cures turns into clear silica glass. It used to be available anywhere, but now you can just buy it online. It’s used for sealing pottery and concrete and even radiators. Back in the day, it was used to seal eggs to keep them from spoiling. It’s also used with sand to make moulds for metal castings.
Since it’s clear glass, it rejoins the ceramic invisibly. (if the glaze is chipped, it wont hide that since it is clear)
Take them to an expert - don’t try to repair them yourselves.
My husband broke a Llardo figurine that was given to me as a wedding gift - one of the heads was completely smashed.
My mother found someone to repair it - and it looks like new.
Another thing broken under Biden’s reign
Duct tape- fixes everything.
Duct tape always works for me.
Don’t use Gorilla glue, it bubbles and expands. Even the clear kind. I use E-6000 for jewelry, works with glass too. Drys clear. Put dots on the inside of the break and hold in place with scotch tape. Wait till the next day to do another piece. The excess can be cut off with a razor after all is dry.