Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome spear fishing decoy Founded in 1856 by Julius

Founded in 1856 by Julius Scholz and Charles Janentzky

with only very very minor staining and a few very tiny holes

But fun hung on the wall the rest of the time

mostly lost now

Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome spear fishing decoy Founded in 1856 by JuliusThe loveliest example of a figurative slingshot as I believe I've ever seen, and just a marvelous carving which I take as a tender portrayal of the love of a mother for her child (and determination to use a slingshot or any other means necessary to protect him!) I am pretty certain this is Guatemalan, where the slingshot is a traditional handicraft, distinguishable by the forked end, which would be strung with the sling; one sees these incorporating a