Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet wooden bottle case clean with writing strong and

clean with writing strong and clear

I'm guessing it likely once served a function rather than being a whimsy of sorts

3 1/4" x 2 1/16"

with the well worn mark of James Brown

I'm not much of a gambler

Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet wooden bottle case clean with writing strong andI'd have to guess WWI on this guy, who I take for a soldier with a small bowl on his head for a make do helmet, and it would not surprise me if he was actually carved in the trenches. He was constructed as a jig figure, to be held up and danced on a platform, as his legs move backward but not forward at his knees. I really love his geometric facial features, carved in relief and colored orange, which give his a bit of a Mr. Potato Head aspect, while