Store Maintained By : Ellis Antique. ANTIQUE FOLK ART MINSTREL DANCING BLACK AMERICANA WOOD CARVED TOY WITH PLATFORM. Offered here is an antique, African-American hand carved and painted folk art dancing minstrel.
The wood platform would be held on a persons knee and holding the dancing figure in the other hand, place its feet on the platform and bounce the knee up and down to have it do its thing. In very nice condition for its age with one nail, holding an arm on, replaced with a new one. Measures approximately: 16 1/2" (length - includes handle) x 8 1/2" (height - doll) x 2 (width - doll). The platform is 19 " long, 5" wide (stage) and 1/2 thick.
The item "ANTIQUE FOLK ART MINSTREL DANCING BLACK AMERICANA WOOD CARVED TOY WITH PLATFORM" is in sale since Monday, March 05, 2012. This item is in the category "Art\Direct from the Artist\Folk Art & Primitives". The seller is "ellisantique" and is located in Collingswood, New Jersey. This item can be shipped worldwide.