Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking filled with whatever is in

filled with whatever is in season

was produced in the 1980s in a relatively small edition—the one other copy I found online came from the collection of the late James Perrizo

contemporary

this exquisitely crafted wool tapestry was created by Jose Cotacachi

Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet interlocking filled with whatever is inThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I