Unusual, and Functional, Doorknob Head shoe shaped box All have holes for stringing

All have holes for stringing with thread or thin wire on one side where the neck meets the wings

but also so clearly lovingly made to begin with

5 1/8" x 3 3/8" each

slightly hooking

Unusual, and Functional, Doorknob Head shoe shaped box All have holes for stringingSuch a funny one, the likes of which I've never seen, and which it appears to me could in fact be put to use as a door knob either welcoming one into a room or joining one inside like a peeping tom! Heavy I guess stoneware (appears gray where chipped, almost like cement) sculpted over the original handle, then glazed. Plenty of surface chips which seem right in conjunction with his furrowed brow but as a whole seems pretty much indestructible! 7 1 8