Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare or an colorful object to

or an colorful object to set somewhere

I couldn't resist

monogrammed and dated 1935 in black paint on its underside--looking perhaps like a stray much in need of love

given the placement of his dagger

who made this in Miss Adams' classroom

Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare or an colorful object toJust a happy one, made it looks to me of a croquet bocce ball for the head and I'm not sure what for the body, but surely something repurposed from an earlier use. With black painted features on the face and buttons down the front, plus red eyeballs. Stands up on its own, and would make a pretty great knock down to lob a ball at, which may have been the intent. 8 tall. Sold and sturdy, I'd guess pretty much indestructible, mid 20th c. or so, with nice