Naughty Old Carved Folk Art Man in Black Coat and Hat magic trick with a raffia loop already

with a raffia loop already attached for hanging on the wall

and the addition of a little blue paint would make it disappear

In addition to the missing stitches and pin holes

visible in the corners) on black paper

Naughty Old Carved Folk Art Man in Black Coat and Hat magic trick with a raffia loop alreadyOne sees these old carved figures around now and then, with hidden pop up phalluses, but I don't think I've seen another I like quite as much as this one, whose black hat and coat and smiling, almost snowman looking face simultaneously belies and perfectly foreshadows what's in store when one pulls him apart! I can't help but think of him as a portrayal of righteous hypocrisy perhaps representing a puritanical late 17th century minister crying