Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth coaxing the flowers to grow

coaxing the flowers to grow

This type of Burmese lacquer-ware

deep and even basketweave texture

3 1/2" long x 2 1/8" tall x 1 3/8" wide

Based on my research

Black and White Pair of Jointed Wooden Figures on Hanger middle eastern cloth coaxing the flowers to growI've just learned these hand painted jointed figures are Amos and Sandy (thus the A on the chest of the black figure), who were the stars of a Black American toy and game set produced by American Screen Co. The set included a platform with a springboard lever which would launch the figures into acrobatic action, jumping through rings and things. While that set is long gone, someone at some point took care to re purpose the pair of figures, hanging