A hand-painted wooden jointed doll of folk art? / vernacular origin. The figure is constructed from several turned and carved sections, featuring a cylindrical torso with rounded shoulders and hips. The head is decorated with painted features including large black eyes with white highlights, red circular blushes to the cheeks, a black hairline, and a simple linear smile. The doll is designed with peg-jointed articulation at the shoulders and hips, allowing the limbs to move independently. The arms and legs are simple cylindrical forms, with the feet further jointed to the lower legs. The torso and head are finished with a dark brown stain? or pigment, while the limbs remain a lighter natural wood tone. The eyes appear to be inset with small metal pins? at the pupils. No maker names or inscriptions are present on the surface of the piece.
Height: 23.5 cm.
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