Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) woman in mourning but this couple struck me

but this couple struck me as especially striking

with knobs and other bits and bobs used for the hats and bases

Sold framed

painted papier mache I believe

Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) woman in mourning but this couple struck meCat faced hanging match boxes were once very much a thing, and like yard art animals and figures, all embody variations on a theme, reflective of the particular skills and sensibilities of their makers. I've never gone for one before, but the combination of bright yellow paint, long black eye lashes and whiskers, and square cornered nose and mouth on this one just won me, making it look rather startled and a bit less than friendly! There is some loss