Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare I couldn't resist

I couldn't resist

who made this in Miss Adams' classroom

attracted in part I think because it's of the scale of an actual person--quite a presence in the room she feels like actual company

Strap is partial and leather clearly aged

given the placement of his dagger

Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare I couldn't resistJust a happy one, made it looks to me of a croquet bocce ball for the head and I'm not sure what for the body, but surely something repurposed from an earlier use. With black painted features on the face and buttons down the front, plus red eyeballs. Stands up on its own, and would make a pretty great knock down to lob a ball at, which may have been the intent. 8 tall. Sold and sturdy, I'd guess pretty much indestructible, mid 20th c. or so, with nice