German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat While the naturally dyed color

While the naturally dyed color has certainly faded over time

with a little wear and paint loss that I think just makes him better

and with terrific old fat nails still showing on the top

and that cat

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat While the naturally dyed colorI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making