Antique Carved, Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and Button Front hihhner harminica pencil on cream paper

pencil on cream paper

with the rope carved in the round as it snakes across the top of the anchor

Overall: 7 1/4" x 2 5/16" x 1/2"

Not for the faint of heart

Stamped Mexico on the reverse side and I believe c

Antique Carved, Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and Button Front hihhner harminica pencil on cream paperOne can just barely make out an old graphite drawn face of this very old friend, who might once have had hands and feet but I think maybe more likely was a large acrobat squeeze toy, with strings strung through the holes at the ends of his (extra long) arms and legs. Now, hell sit up on his own, with arms situated either in front of, or behind him. Quite a sweet one I think with primitively carved head and torso, buttons drawn down his front, arms and