Marvelous Carved Folk Art Crocodile cloth puppet but I think it's quite

but I think it's quite an elegant

Strangest are the arms--one entirely missing

(If I could have one more

Plus some traces of red here and there and a few other flourishes

Since finding one of these amazing old "yarn winder" whimsies in a bottle at Brimfield last summer

Marvelous Carved Folk Art Crocodile cloth puppet but I think it's quiteAmong my favorite finds ever! This old carved crocodile appears to me to have been carefully crayoned green, with black for his beady eyes and red for the inside of his giant mouth. His little feet were each carved separately then fit super snuggly into holes carved out in his sides, and his was given wonderful carved texture all down his back. To me, the complete essence of a friendly crocodile and just a marvelous thing. 9 5 8" l x 1 7 8" w x 15 16"