Fabulous Old Folk Art Car with Alligatored Paint, Signed WSG cut paper craft The eclipsed sun is jet

The eclipsed sun is jet black

I think the blue-eyed "Fat Boy" may actually be based on a Dickensian character of the same title

detailed with ties and fringe

There are certainly some other Oaxacan folk art alebrije owls out there

he believed it dates to the first quarter or so of the 20th century and that the sliver paint is original to it

Fabulous Old Folk Art Car with Alligatored Paint, Signed WSG cut paper craft The eclipsed sun is jetMaybe the most atmospheric little car ever, which seems it might have just driven off of a film noir set of the 40s or early 50s. I love that it also looks a bit like a low rider, too! Carved of one piece of wood, painted black, and then this fantastically alligatored creamy white paint for the windows, wheels and headlights. Just terrific. 4 3 8" x 1 1 2" w x 1 1 2" t and I would guess as old as the model of car it portrays. Very good condition, and