Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the lines of her

and the lines of her fur-trimmed cape

with light wear and a few light center folds

and I will continue to snatch them up whenever I find them

8" tall x 4 1/4" wide x 4" d

Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the lines of herA great one! The carving of this pink polychromed, wooden rat reminds me a lot of old carved folk art ice fishing decoys, just absent lead weights on the underside of its paws or belly. What a face, what a tail, and who doesn't need an 8 inch long pink rat to set somewhere, feeling like a pet but happily to my mind at least not an animate one. With wonderfully carved ears, nailed on painted disks (sequins?) for eyes, and what appears to be fishing