Colorfully Painted Folk Art Carved Wooden Figure with Cloth Covered Wire Arms painted color wheel I purchased this piece from

I purchased this piece from an estate sale in Newton

who did these in 1935

While I can't say for certain it is that old

though I definitely suggest buying both for double the fun

Colorfully Painted Folk Art Carved Wooden Figure with Cloth Covered Wire Arms painted color wheel I purchased this piece fromSuch a curious one! I don't really know a thing about the origins of this carved and painted figure, but really I love it, and while I don't think it is terribly old, I do think it was made very much in the tradition of antique carved folk art dolls, which it closely follows from the form of the carved body, to the carved face and hat, to the cloth wrapped wire arms. And then this pastel hued wonderful paint job, which seems perhaps to roll in some