Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose hand-painted bull Perhaps it has to do

Perhaps it has to do with being a child of the 1970s

When you turn the crank

I am fairly certain is Navajo based on other examples out there of similarly constructed and painted owls and other animals

" A great gift for one’s favorite keen observer of character

At the center is a Wayang Kulit shadow puppet figure rendered in gold with with black details

Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose hand-painted bull Perhaps it has to doOver time I've become more and more attracted to things transformed by time and the forces of nature in this case that force likely being a mouse who nibbled away at this creature's nose! My guess is that this is meant to be a weasel, with its head, carved from a separate piece of wood and attached by post, turning all the way around in a very weasel like manner! Definitely primitive looking, it seems to me to have a good amount of age, but I'm not