Antique Carved, Articulated Figure (Minus One Leg!) vintage miniature dice It's done on a grey

It's done on a grey paper mounted to board and dated 5/74

down to the facial expressions of each figure

3 5/8" across at base

I've found a Joshua PerLee Shilling (1885-1947) from a long line of Perlees and Shllings in Tuscaraw Township in Stark

2 medium soft pencils

Antique Carved, Articulated Figure (Minus One Leg!) vintage miniature dice It's done on a greyI'm not quite sure the origins of this figure, carved of pine and with limbs connected via wire loops rather than the sorts of carved and pinned joints one typically sees on jig dolls, though he does have a hole in his chest to accommodate a dowel. It seems possible the (heavy duty) steel wire was a later addition, replacing a less durable wire, which didn't keep his right leg holding on very well! And despite the cowboy esque heel on the remaining