Wooden Cutout Folk Art Boy Cook, 1940s, by Richard King dominion of canada From what I understand

From what I understand

and some stains as pictured

though I am not 100% certain as I have not found its exact match

or as a vase used with a flower frog or foam brick

Head measures 1 3/4" wide x 2" tall x 1 5/8" deep

Wooden Cutout Folk Art Boy Cook, 1940s, by Richard King dominion of canada From what I understandThis guy arrived in the mail detached from his green painted flat wooden base, and I was just about the glue his feet back to it when I though maybe he's better just on his own? Either way, I think he's pretty sweet, made in the 1940s or so by a Richard King from Minnesota, who I understand from the seller died just recently at the age of 85. I really like that the the spoon in his hand is a separate object, glued to the tips of his fingers, and that