Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern It measures 5 1/2" tall

It measures 5 1/2" tall x 1 3/4" in diameter at widest

but otherwise it is in great condition

Hand built of earthenware/terra cotta

8 1/4" tall x 6 1/2" wide

Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern It measures 5 1/2" tallThis perpetually joined pair is among my very favorite things I've found, just lovely and lovingly made from heads to toes. It seems very likely that their heads and torsos at least were carved from clothespins (perhaps they once hung from the clothesline along with the laundry!), with additional carved pieces added for their legs and arms, which are attached via thread wrapped wire at hips and shoulders. At the top center of their extended arms are