Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Three-Block Soldier with Great Face hand-painted for sale sign but they are nice old

but they are nice old ones

6 3/4" l x 4 1/4" t x 3 5/8" w

The tag still attached to this carving when I purchased it identifies it as being the work of Daniel Weetaluktuk (1951-1984)

A little bit tramp-y and maybe also a little bit Arts and Crafts

Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Three-Block Soldier with Great Face hand-painted for sale sign but they are nice oldSuch a joy to find this one, made in three parts like a puzzle, which, though certainly there is a right way to assemble him, can be configured in all sorts of ways. Hes painted on both sides, with a somewhat different character to his face on each, and great polka dots around the middle of his center piece. 1920s or so I might guess, and fabulous, with perfectly aged paint, especially on his face. 9 5 8" t x 3 9 16" w when "correctly" assembled. Very