Curious Old Long Necked Golden Bird on Cork Base wheel maker tool China paints

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otherwise excellent condition and I’d think c

Sight: 11 1/2” x 8 1/2”

and a little soiling here and there

Curious Old Long Necked Golden Bird on Cork Base wheel maker tool China paintsI purchased this bird from a dealer based in Iowa City who always has lovely and unusual things, and I think it is very much both of those. I am not completely certain whether made of wood or papier mache it looks as though the head, made as a separate piece, shows wood, visible around the eyes, but I think the body is papier mache, likely formed over a wire armature. Whatever the case, with a wonderful sort of mystery and otherworldliness about it I