Silver Painted, Pin Prick Decorated, Carved Folk Art Pin Cushion Shoe Burmese box part of what really makes

part of what really makes it is the visceral effect of layered and overlapping of forms and colors

(And I do think

takes the reader through a step-by-step process of  capturing the majestic beauty of his subject

The puppet measures 12" tall by 3" wide and deep

but I understand from the seller I purchased it from that it is signed REA and dated 1949

Silver Painted, Pin Prick Decorated, Carved Folk Art Pin Cushion Shoe Burmese box part of what really makesSo many shoe shaped things in the world to love, and I'm a sucker for pin prick type decoration circling a toe! It's a curious one, feeling to me one part Victorian and one part Texas, between the silver and those stars adhered to the wide pink ribbon on either side. (And really, it seems quite an apt companion to the Marie Antoinette watercolor I'm listing next!) 5" l x 1 5 8" w x 3 1 2" t. Good condition, with a nice patina of use and wear, ribbons