Wonderful Old Handmade Folk Art Doll with Patchwork Dress folk art snake in a box The cat itself was constructed

The cat itself was constructed of three layers of wood

all the better for the Ford logo right underneath

I believe this is an early telephone pole

9 5/8" x 6 1/8"

but I believe this sort of rounded handle ruler would have been used by a draftsman or architect

Wonderful Old Handmade Folk Art Doll with Patchwork Dress folk art snake in a box The cat itself was constructedOne of my favorite dolls I've found between her soulful embroidered face, hand stitched patchwork dress, fabric wrapped legs (those legs made of cornhusk I believe) and floppy bow stitched to one side of her head plus a pink one at her neck, what a lot of love and soul was invested in her, and how singularly beautiful I think she is. Cornhusk dolls have a very long tradition in Native American cultures of the Northeast; I don't believe that's what she