Folk Art Figure in Coffin with Hand-drawn Face and Surprise Inside antique sewing basket I found these hanging side

I found these hanging side by side on a wall and they just struck me as beautiful things to display that way--the long necks of the swans together forming an upside down heart with front sides facing

deceptive (invisible

and certainly iconic feeling

these are backed in a green printed fabric

Folk Art Figure in Coffin with Hand-drawn Face and Surprise Inside antique sewing basket I found these hanging sideI've had a few of these coffin encased carved figures with pop up phalluses over time, which are always fun, and which I especially appreciate for the differences among them. I've not seen another like this one, with carved out window on the front of the coffin revealing the face of the figure and the face, with graphite features, looks to me more like that of a woman than a man, which makes the reveal all the better! It's also a bit unusual in that