Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair finger puppets and I must say it

and I must say it makes me pretty happy just to look at them

it measures 4 1/2" tall with the lid on

The box is painted on both faces and both sides

Once a common practice in southeast Asia

Marvelous Antique Carved Folk Art Bust and Ball in Cage Whimsy - A Pair finger puppets and I must say itLittle but hugely wonderful! These two definitely have well over a hundred years on them, and I'd think well more than that. I'd bet were made from the same piece of wood; they are of the same width, and the little bust with stool legs stacks perfectly atop the ball in cage. They bear what I believe their original black stain paint, which I think adds to a bit of mystery about them. Really great. And note the tiny carved "x"s on one side of the