Antique Carved and Painted Primitive Wooden Doll in Pink Dress Strombecker I believe a basket like

I believe a basket like this would have been made for the transport of goods

he or she packed a lot into this bucolic scene

7 1/2" long x 3 1/4" wide x 5" tall (with tail)

and big smiles

Antique Carved and Painted Primitive Wooden Doll in Pink Dress Strombecker I believe a basket likeI wish I knew this history of this wonderful, and clearly very old, hand carved wooden doll, which I've just fallen in love with. She reminds me of antique Santos figures, and with her worn but still sparkly gold belt over long pink patterned robe like dress, my guess is that this is indeed what she is, though I am not entirely certain. I'm really touched by the humanity that emanates from her it really feels like those rosy pink cheeks glow from a