Curious Old Carved and Painted Folk Art Wall Box with Birds and Hands - or Cacti! jointed wooden man This one I think has

This one I think has gotten a lot of play and is pretty well worn

then a few favorite details

the level of execution is rather above and beyond that of paper dolls made by or for a child to play with

8 3/4" t x 7" w x 2 1/2" d

the top piece screws on tight and snug

Curious Old Carved and Painted Folk Art Wall Box with Birds and Hands - or Cacti! jointed wooden man This one I think hasThis one I found in Pennsylvania and find super curious. The painting on the front has a Southwestern flavor, and then on both sides are what look striped sleeved arms ending in hands with pink painted fingernails.. but which one also could perhaps instead take for flowering cacti! And then on the back, two stylized bird with pin pricked outlines that feel very Pennsylvania, making this feel like quite a hybrid thing. 1940s I would think, though