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18" (46 cm.) Of stockinette with stitch-shaped face having artistically painted features and well-defined age lines, shaded brown eyes, white mohair wig, straw-filled body, stockinette hands, wearing original costume, wooden shoes, felt flannel hat, and carrying pipe, wooden stick and basket. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Bernard Ravca, circa 1930, the Brittany artist created exceptional portraits of peoples from his native French region, and later immigrated to the United States where he lived out his life. Value Points: an exceptionally artistic example by the French artist.