Knight in Tin Armor, Wonderful Old Italian Folk Art Marionette with Budweiser Can Shield Dutch girl At the center

At the center

This is a scarce one--like Anagrams

where we put it together

which feels like a modernist sculpture to me

I always have to stop myself from spending the whole day photographing them

Knight in Tin Armor, Wonderful Old Italian Folk Art Marionette with Budweiser Can Shield Dutch girl At the centerA curious and rather amazing old marionette, which based on some image searching I think is likely Italian though the shield attached to one arm was fashioned from a Budweiser can! Clay composition head, wooden legs wrapped in paper, cloth arms, and then tin armor everywhere else, including little tin booties! How to resist? and feels these days like a knight in armor hanging around may be useful. 9" t x 3" w arms down. Good condition, just a bit of