Tiger That Looks to Be a Cheetah, Handmade, Hand-painted Folk Art Puzzle in Custom Box iron key so think it might be

so think it might be as well

with all pieces joined by tiny nails

combined with the three long nails extending from each foot

but I can see enough through the beading to be pretty certain the surface of the ball

John Beale

Tiger That Looks to Be a Cheetah, Handmade, Hand-painted Folk Art Puzzle in Custom Box iron key so think it might beTotal love at first sight with this one, purchased from a favorite Maine based dealer I've forever got an eye out for a homemade jigsaw puzzle but in my experience they're rare to find, and the painting here, of a cheetah (right?), I think puts this one in a class of its own! Really quite wonderfully done, very painterly, better in hand and very full life. A few of the cuts of the wooden pieces are a bit wonky, but I find that, and the hand written