Long Limbed Carved and Jointed Wooden Toy Figure set of marbles he in a big hat

he in a big hat

but this is the first quite like this I've come across

and paint on paper

His sculpture and drawings can be found in the permanent collections of the American Folk Art Museum

Long Limbed Carved and Jointed Wooden Toy Figure set of marbles he in a big hatBeing long of limb myself, I have a particular affection for this fellow, perhaps meant to be Native American, with the silhouette of a feather at his forehead. Certainly he was once attached to an armature via strings tied to the holes at his wrists so that he could perform acrobatic feats, but I think maybe better liberated from all that now. 7 3 4" t x 7 8" wide with arms and legs down; 3 4" deep. Good condition, arms and legs firmly attached and