Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet fake food with some toning spots here

with some toning spots here and there

2 1/4" across at lip

for display rather than playing with for sure

green paper lining

Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet fake food with some toning spots hereI'd have to guess WWI on this guy, who I take for a soldier with a small bowl on his head for a make do helmet, and it would not surprise me if he was actually carved in the trenches. He was constructed as a jig figure, to be held up and danced on a platform, as his legs move backward but not forward at his knees. I really love his geometric facial features, carved in relief and colored orange, which give his a bit of a Mr. Potato Head aspect, while