Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and One Leg Lost wooden mirror there is no real distinction

there is no real distinction at this point between masks made to be used in dances and those sold to tourists

but wide open

The frame is paper backed and wired for hanging

The box and board are in very good structural condition and the hinges firmly attached

while the sifting area is woven of a finely twisted natural fiber the same color just a shade darker than the grass

Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and One Leg Lost wooden mirror there is no real distinctionThe more time I spend with this jointed figure, crafted I'd think a century and a few decades ago from cigar box scraps, the more I love it and actually even more so I think for it's missing leg, the absence of which to me at least makes it's gestures feel rather more poignant. I especially love the effect of the old labels on the wood, very worn in some areas and not much in others, making for wonderful painterly surfaces. Plus a great pencil drawn