Acrobatic Clown Paper and Wood Squeeze Toy tiger Truly a special piece

Truly a special piece

And it is heavy

and wonderfully shaped "blade

the tiny little side wing near its foot

Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries ("Suzani" comes from the Persian "Suzan"

Acrobatic Clown Paper and Wood Squeeze Toy tiger Truly a special pieceThis sweet little acrobatic clown, made of paper with jointed wooden arms and legs, works great just squeeze the bottom ends of the wooden sticks to which he is attached, and he'll do a handstand or flip over entirely, depending on how much pressure you apply. He's definitely quite old I have found one other online like him, but with no information on his maker or exact age; I'd guess fairly early 20th century. He's in good shape, with a bit of