Late 1800s Cabinet Card Photo, with Modifications! voodoo doll like traditional Javanese shadow theatre

like traditional Javanese shadow theatre puppets

I might be inclined to plant a little succulent in this one

with some cracking to the binding

A little research reveals that Right Time made a few different hammer toys

Late 1800s Cabinet Card Photo, with Modifications! voodoo doll like traditional Javanese shadow theatreI don't know the story of how this A. P Hart (Elmira, NY; 1860s 90s) cabinet card photograph came to be modified, but I really love the effect, and it appears that the scraping away of the hair, eyebrows, beard and handlebar mustache was done quite a long time ago, as there is some age toning on top. Perhaps the intent was to imagine what this young man would look like many years down the road? In any event, now certainly a work of art! 4" x 2 1 2"