Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face The Living Arts protfolio I love the mix of

I love the mix of colors

purchased from the estate of a gallerist and collection who had accumulated many very fine textiles from around the world

S Calvalry was established as an official branch of the United States Army in 1861

but also just as a lovely little object for display

These were traditionally used in the Chancay culture

Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face The Living Arts protfolio I love the mix ofI don't know anything about the history of this old hand puppet, which I found at an antique shop in Maine and just could not leave behind such humanity in this deeply carved and painted wooden face, with chunky screwed on nose and big drippy red mouth! And then this curly wool hair or maybe meant to be a cap, as there is another layer of brown hair peeking out at the back of his neck. He's had a life for sure, with holes now in his grey knitted wool