Sweet Old Wounded Spotted Dog Ramp Walker penmanship instruction Hardback with cloth spine and

Hardback with cloth spine and hand-marbled paper cover

I purchased these from a woman whose mother played with them as I child

(It is many times more beautiful in person

though I believe this one is first generation

This tabletop sculpture of a woman with three children was created by Emily Fragua-Tsosie

Sweet Old Wounded Spotted Dog Ramp Walker penmanship instruction Hardback with cloth spine andWhen I first discovered ramp walkers I thought they were the most charming and unexpected looking little things and I still do! They were a folk toy made in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s, and if you place them on a surface at a slight incline they will walk themselves down it, often with significant speed! What I like most about them is that they were made to represent a variety of animals and people too, (Ive had a parrot, and a nurse, and a pig)