Old Wood and Steel Kangaroo Toy Mold river and sky quintessential example of Penobscot basketry

quintessential example of Penobscot basketry

are joyfully drawn stars and faces and lines

the contrast between black and olive paint

and I have not inked it up to try it

as I made my pile at an antique shop yesterday

Old Wood and Steel Kangaroo Toy Mold river and sky quintessential example of Penobscot basketryI've found a few old toy molds over time similar in construction to this one described by the seller as a cat, but I think surely meant to be a kangaroo? and find them quite evocative things, with these bolts and screws protruding on all sides, so always grab them when I see them. I especially like the pencil drawn eye on the wooden side of this guy. And how the ears could also read as an open beak tweeting at the sky. The mold side is still entirely