Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl 4 1/4" long x 1

4 1/4" long x 1 1/8" diameter and in great condition

I love the amount of information they capture

and what appears to be a chipped-off edge in the round "floor" on which the water tank sits

My guess is that it is a Shona sculpture---referring to the modern movement of carved stone sculpture from Zimbabwe that began in the mid-20th century

so don't mind these at all

Sweet Old Knit Sock Doll Kitty with Leather Booties antique schoolgirl 4 1/4" long x 1This sweet kitty seems to me at the opposite end of the spectrum than the more common sock monkey positively refined! And quite a curious cat expression its maker captured, too, with pursed mouth, great red whiskers, and black beads for eyes outlined with black stitches. My favorite thing, though, are the buttery soft leather booties, stitched up the front with red thread, like laces. Red thread was used to detail the paws, too (with the ends, as with