Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art Skillfully done

Skillfully done

as opposed to many "wood spirit" carvings--faces carved into branches with the bark on them--which are pretty kitschy

all hand-embroidered

but don't know for certain

and one could grab dice and any little things to serve as markers and play it now

Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art Skillfully doneI found these together in a box, clearly carved by the same maker, and I believe the same maker as a bunch of heads chess pieces carved of old wood spools, listed separately. I love the whole lot of these, but it makes me especially happy that there is a tiny turtle smiling among them! The posture of what I take as a sitting bear is pretty wonderful too, as is that little elephant, and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest