Old Painted Leopard From Orissa - Ca 1920 Hat 94 x 10 x 153

94 x 10 x 153 (wxdxh cms)

and decorative corner brackets

The patina on this box is excellent and shows very good age

5 x 5 x 7 (wxdxh cms) approx

Old Painted Leopard From Orissa - Ca 1920 Hat 94 x 10 x 153This quirky painted vintage leopard figurine is from Orissa (now Odisha), Eastern India. Dates from circa 1920 Toys, puppets, and dolls are an essential part of growing up in Odisha and are often vividly painted in garish colours. The better quality pieces like this one are painted onto cloth laminated on wood. A similar example can be found in the Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum in Bhubaneswar. Please note the historic damage visible in the images.