Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher handmade valentines I haven't been able to

I haven't been able to figure out the artist behind this painting

His or her parka and boots

giving a bit of a sense of moody weather while perfectly setting off this wonderfully carved and painted dog

fashioned from a couple of clothespins I believe

Antique Carved Bone Make Do Back Scratcher handmade valentines I haven't been able toI've seen some pretty fancy antique carved ivory and bone back scratchers, but this more crudely carved one suits me more, including for the fact that it seems likely a make do creation, with the wooden handle looking to have been repurposed from something else. The hand is very firmly inserted into to the post though, and has clearly been for a very long time, with what looks to be some very old, encrusted sting wrapped just below. To my eye a