Wonderfully Primitive Carved Polychrome Folk Art Madonna with Baby Jesus tall ) A few riders hold

) A few riders hold yarn "reins" in their hands but in most cases the yarn just hangs loose

with very light wear and minor aging/ warping to the cardboard roof

This mid-century leather piggy bank closes up with lock and key

Lighter orange measures 8 1/8" t x 3 7/8" d at base

screws open to reveal a teeny tiny carved chick inside

Wonderfully Primitive Carved Polychrome Folk Art Madonna with Baby Jesus tall ) A few riders holdSuch a charming wood carved and polychrome painted Madonna, earlyish 20th c. Mexican I believe, who also looks to me very much like a nun, and very much ready to fend off anyone who might want to mess with baby Jesus, who wonderfully floats to the side of her very large hand, as if levitating on his own! I just love the earnest primitiveness of this, down to the very crudely painted faces. At the same time, there is a wonderful scalloping to the front