Wonderful Carved Figure (Jockey?) with Wool Coat, Painted Cap, Moving Arms and Gripping Hands hirn jagging wheel I believe this drawing

I believe this drawing

I love this little thing

Waller in 1896

It appears that the date carved into the bottom is 1974

Wonderful Carved Figure (Jockey?) with Wool Coat, Painted Cap, Moving Arms and Gripping Hands hirn jagging wheel I believe this drawingLots of curious carved figures of uncertain origin today. This charmer, in his painted cap and heavy wool knit coat over elegant printed fabric scarf, looks like a jockey to me, though the horse, or carriage, he rode in on is long gone. Wonderful little carved face, with painted beard and mustache, and best of all these very gestural arms, crossing each other to reach in opposite direction (and which also raise and lower some) terminating in what