As Found, Evocative Old Sheepskin Emery Bundle with Pins Everywhere papier mache figurine And then that expressive head

And then that expressive head and tail

I'm thinking this very sweet cigar box on wheels might have been made by a parent or grandparent long ago as part of a traveling circus set

and a year at Columbia University School of Architecture before being drawn away to follow his love of stone

the head itself holds its shape via a hard cardboard hat-shaped form inside

Nothing extraneous

As Found, Evocative Old Sheepskin Emery Bundle with Pins Everywhere papier mache figurine And then that expressive headI think this is just a great found object, certainly with an aspect of the voodoo doll to it. The leather, sheepskin I believe, holds emery powder, used for sharpening pins and needles. Tied with a red ribbon sort of a make do emery, about as far a cry from a silk strawberry as could be! Exactly as found, pins sticking out in all directions. 2 1 2" x 1 3 8" x 1". Sound and stable, exactly as found. The ribbon is old, so I'd be a bit gentle handling it.