Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face The Living Arts protfolio 25”l x 1

25”l x 1

or in a bathroom near an old claw-footed tub

The flask measures 5 3/4" tall x 3" wide by 1 1/2" deep

but I am not entirely certain of its age

and no loss of lacquer on the interior It measures  It measures 3 7/8" tall x 4 3/8" wide overall

Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face The Living Arts protfolio 25”l x 1I don't know anything about the history of this old hand puppet, which I found at an antique shop in Maine and just could not leave behind such humanity in this deeply carved and painted wooden face, with chunky screwed on nose and big drippy red mouth! And then this curly wool hair or maybe meant to be a cap, as there is another layer of brown hair peeking out at the back of his neck. He's had a life for sure, with holes now in his grey knitted wool