German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat and maybe some a bit

and maybe some a bit of very light surface scratching

and with terrific old fat nails still showing on the top

super graphic little toy to display like a sculpture on a shelf

It measures 6" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 3/16" deep without the string hanging loop

and easy to throw in the bag to play anywhere

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat and maybe some a bitI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making