Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare attracted in part I think

attracted in part I think because it's of the scale of an actual person--quite a presence in the room she feels like actual company

The wear is pretty even all over

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

a little paint loss to the top edge on the wolf

Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man brown hare attracted in part I thinkJust 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