Early period art deco metal jewelry clip of black man's face, c.1920's. He is wearing a white painted handkerchief on his head which has the tied ends hanging down next to a brass earring. He shows the attitude of the times with "nappy" hair, large painted whites of the eyes, and a smiling painted red mouth and white teeth. Made of heavy gauge metal. Back is missing one of the two clip prongs - but is works fine. Bits of white paint on the handkerchief is missing and there is s ...click for details
This is a set of 2 very large scale Black Americana folk art dolls, c 1920's. This is the woman doll and there is also a corresponding man doll. She stands 40 inches tall and is constructed of a heavy wood frame. Her hand carved black painted head, hands and feet have mustard colored eyes and a red mouth. The face is quite incredible. Her hand stitched dress is blue and white checked muslin. She has a wonderful pair of shoes that are made of a heavy material and are nailed onto her feet(se ...click for details
Presenting a set of two incredible very large Black Americana folk art dolls, c.1920's. They consist of a man and a woman. This doll is a man with a black painted handcarved wood head, feet, and hands. The wonderful face has mustard colored eyes and a red mouth. He is constructed of a heavy wood frame and is clothed in hand stitched shirt, pants, and red scarf. He is quite large and stands 39 inches and his limbs bend( see photo). His shirt and pants has some stains but is in very good cond ...click for details
