Excellent Kid Made Cut Paper Creature on Purple Construction Paper salvaged shows a large ink wash

shows a large ink wash pilot fish

but--originally made to ward off evil spirits

Tintype measures 3 5/8" x 2 5/16"

17th century Spanish

Excellent Kid Made Cut Paper Creature on Purple Construction Paper salvaged shows a large ink washThe last one from a quartet of kid made cut paper works I purchased a few weeks ago from a dealer at Brimfield, which struck (strike) me as quite sophisticated things, and, especially in the case of this creature, super playful too. A turtle I presume (?) with excellent faceted shell perhaps a sea turtle, just about to swim out of the frame?! With tiny ink drawn eyes at the tip of the center triangle of its head. Good pointed in any direction; ah, the