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Robe is painted canvas/cloth/potato sack? and “solid/hard”. I think it may have been soaked in shellac; shaped; and allowed to harden. Hair is thread and just as hard as the robe. Hands, feet, and head are hand painted clay. No markings on head or “neck”. Staff is wire wrapped with cloth. The center “body” is a cardboard tube similar to a roll used with paper towels or toilet paper, but larger and very light in color. I think the head was glued in place at one time and the glue has since dried up and released. There is dark brown (robe paint) on the face where it meets up with the robe, so I think the head was in place when the robe was painted. Base is wood and there are some dried flowers and black felt between the monk and the wood. Dark stain on wood, can still see the wood grain. Base has just a bit of purposely made/placed “dings” along the entire top edge to give it a nice look. Black felt on the entire underside, but some of the black is missing along one edge revealing a brown/camel colored felt. Original Marshall Field & Company price tag on bottom. $65.00 original price. If this was made back in the day; $65 was big money. Goodwill find for $2.99.

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