Fun With Sand People

The Sand People in Star Wars are the nomadic scavenger desert thieves on the planet Tatooine. They were later renamed ‘Tusken Raiders’ since they found ‘Sand People’ to be politically incorrect (I think the Jawas were originally known as desert scavenger midgets). Read more about Tusken Raiders on Wookieepedia.

Sand People Dialogue

Mix your own Sand People sounds at Star Wars Soundboards.

Sand People at the Office

Sand People Action Figures

via flickr

There are several Sand People action figures available on Amazon.com.

Original Kenner Toy


I had it, but I wasn’t a fan because his plastic robe easily tore off and his gaderffii easily snapped on the end. Later versions of him had a cloth robe.

Sand Women and Children

Hot, huh? Nomad gypsy women rock. Even better, there are action figures for the Tusken Raider Female with Tusken Child.

Under the Tusken Sun

Tusken Raiders Meet Oakland Raiders

The Sand People Choir

Marc Ecko T-Shirt

This shirt is hard to find now but it may come up on eBay. I’m surprised that there isn’t a Marc Ecko Tusken hoodie, like he did with Boba Fett.

Sand People on Family Guy’s Blue Harvest

Expensive Sand People Statues

Sideshow’s 1/4 Scale Premium Format Tusken Raider

This statue, which had a starting price of $300, has received great reviews from collectors.

Sideshow’s Revenge of the Jedi

This isn’t a huge statue and yes, it is from the prequels, but it does depict Anakin Skywalker slaughtering these desert-dwelling nerf-herders.

Gentle Giant’s Tusken Raider Mini-Bust

He did it! He’s doing the pose!

Gentle Giant’s Bantha and Tusken Raider Statue

Here is a statue of a Tusken Raider on his elephant in drag.

Sand People Weapons

Cycler Rifle
Tusken raider rifle

Gaderffii (Gaffi Stick)

Sand People’s Best Friend

It’s the Bantha, a woolly mammoth looking mofo. Read more about the Bantha on Wookieepedia.

Sand People Outfits

Outfit links

via starwarshelmets.com

Sand People Tattoos

Tusken Raider at Sci-fi Convention

Sand People Hunting Humans

Sand People and Princess Leia Dancing


More Slave Leias should dance like this. Professionally in clubs.

Sand People Art

via starwarswiki

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