Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern are not directly activated by

are not directly activated by the push of the button--at least not any more

but that was a bare-knuckled match

Produced with local clayand decorated with brushes made of the hair of their children

Hand built of earthenware/terra cotta

but unknown to me

Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern are not directly activated byThis 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