Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face large bowl I imagine this sweet woodblock

I imagine this sweet woodblock was carved by a member of a boy scout troop in the 1940s or so

though perhaps Scandanavian

but with no information on his maker or exact age

but with its gorgeous matte celadon green body and elegant swirls of deep blue and darker green

In perfect vintage condition

Handmade Hand Puppet with Painted Wood Face large bowl I imagine this sweet woodblockI don't know anything about the history of this old hand puppet, which I found at an antique shop in Maine and just could not leave behind such humanity in this deeply carved and painted wooden face, with chunky screwed on nose and big drippy red mouth! And then this curly wool hair or maybe meant to be a cap, as there is another layer of brown hair peeking out at the back of his neck. He's had a life for sure, with holes now in his grey knitted wool