German Carved Wooden Doll with Carved Wooden Head as Tea Cozy

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19" (48 cm.) Carved wooden head with very full cheeks, carved and painted hair with well-defined carved coronet braid, painted large brown eyes, black upper eyeliner, lightly-tinted brows, tiny nose, closed mouth, firmly-stuffed cloth body and arms, wire-framed skirt form designed for use as tea cozy. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, 1920s. Value Points: rare coiffure with carved coronet, original traditional style costume.