Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face victorian era courting and I like to the

and I like to the think the window form is a nod to Duchamp

9" in diameter

For some reason I think perhaps German but am really not sure

but finding this little wall box yesterday made an outing that otherwise turned up very little worth the trip--I love this thing

Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face victorian era courting and I like to theLove at first sight with this guy, who lost the toe on one foot along the way and looks perhaps to have once gripped something with one hand, but otherwise is very much better for his age and is very amenable to posing all sorts of ways, including standing up straight on his own. It's his face I love most, with these two very deep holes for the eyes, looking as if burrowed out with an old square nail, and the fainter suggestion of a large, wide nose