Richard Hubbard's Red and White Jointed Folk Art Clown (with One Ear) snail sculpture This standing

This standing

with this fantastic unkempt hair

nice thickness and lots of character to the surface of the bone

which just sort of dangles

I have learned it dates to sometime between 1910-17 or so

Richard Hubbard's Red and White Jointed Folk Art Clown (with One Ear) snail sculpture This standingI just couldn't resist this guy, especially for his red and white striped pants, though he's got a pretty empathetic face, too, all the more so for missing an ear on one side of it! It doesn't appear that he ever had strings attached to his arms and legs in order to make them move, but happily he'll sit up on his own in all sorts of positions, with arms and legs holding in a variety of ways. 15 1 2" t x 5" w and aside from the clean loss of one ear