Architectural Quadruple Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy domino cards Really quite an amazing object

Really quite an amazing object and portrait of an iconic place during its heyday

Box measures 5 1/2" x 3 3/8" x 1 1/2"

is the recipient of two NEA fellowships

I think the combo of mauve + black striped hat and creamy white alligatored paint of the face (and underneath of the coat revealed as the wind catches it) is pretty hard to beat

Included is the name of the mine's president at the time

Architectural Quadruple Ball in Cage Carved Whimsy domino cards Really quite an amazing objectThis tall (or long) whimsy I believe is pretty old, but I love how much it reads like a modern sculpture, almost like a mini Donald Judd! It stands up vertically on its own like a tower, but is also great on its side. There is some variation in the size and shape of the "balls" a couple of then more ovular than round and it seems that a couple of the shelves or walls separating them might have been repaired at some point (it's hard to tell one can see