Antique "Dancing Doll" Carved Wood Folk Art Articulated Figure glazed but I think it is

but I think it is a small masterpiece

they are really inspiring me add vintage Japanese fans to my ongoing collecting obsessions

It measures 4 1/2" tall and 7" in diameter at widest

but comes I believe from the Tonala region in Jalisco and resembles the work of Carlos Villanueva

Antique "Dancing Doll" Carved Wood Folk Art Articulated Figure glazed but I think it isI have become super enamored of this type of old carved wood folk articulated or jointed figures, referred to as "dancing dolls,""jig dolls," and "limberjacks," but have found it pretty rare to come across one for sale. This one I found at a multi dealer shop in Concord, NH, where he had just that day been put on display. I think his face is wonderful, with the black painted outlines around the carved eyes and large triangular nose, and then that top