Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's ark Animals, Lion and Tiger - A Pair number 2 pencils Strung with wire for hanging

Strung with wire for hanging

with these little wing-like open hands

with a great silhouette and wonderful surface decoration rendered in a few shades of lighter brown plus a couple of spots of deep red at the center of what look little suns or flowers

I love the not-quite triangular shape

with some paint loss on the corners and one side particularly and some scratching to the plexiglass consistent with use

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's ark Animals, Lion and Tiger - A Pair number 2 pencils Strung with wire for hangingThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire, I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and of course the lion and tiger had to go together. The legs are attached by nails, and they're entirely hand painted with great stripes and mane, and best of all lush red mouths! Both about 3 1 4" l x 2" t x 3 4" wide. The lion has