Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits 19th century school book 1 7/8” at base

1 7/8” at base

4 1/4" long x 1 1/2" wide with some roughness to the end of the handle

But what a striking--and rather haunting I think--object in its pared down state

There is a small hole in the mesh at the center of his mustache and a bit of irregularity running in a vertical line up his nose from the there

which included a collection of several other Indonesian nutcrackers

Charmingly Crude 1907 Topsy Turvy Ink Drawn Portraits 19th century school book 1 7/8” at baseOne sees "topsy turvies" like this now and then which read one way right side up, and another upside down; most often I've seen them as printed images, but occasionally hand drawn versions, too, as here, though I don't think I've ever seen four together. And what I especially love about this is that the drawings just barely achieve their intended double faced natures requiring one to extend a certain generosity toward the drawings, and their maker, in