Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll sami which have slightly larger holes

which have slightly larger holes

And then leather and gold-toned wire added for the bridle and reigns

with the rest of his body soon to follow

6 inches square and 1/2 inch thick

Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll sami which have slightly larger holesOh, such a charming one! And quite an old one, late 19th century I'd think, wonderfully worn and smoothed with what surely has been a lot of handling, and I'd guess a fair amount of dancing, too. I really love the features of the hand drawn face, eyebrows merging into nose and then great little pursed mouth with upturned corners, and a chin drawn below, plus a full head of hair. The wide chest, narrow waist, wider hips, and gracefully tapered arms