Very Endearing Japanese Monkey Hand Puppet contemporary ceramics cuffs and fishing line are

cuffs and fishing line are etched into exposed grey stone

though perhaps it is text

which are more pronounced on the reverse

It measures approximately 17” tall x 6” wide (without arms extended) and about 1/4” deep

4 5/8" at tallest

Very Endearing Japanese Monkey Hand Puppet contemporary ceramics cuffs and fishing line areThat face! Everything about this homely monkey hand puppet seems just to cry out "love me!," and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more. I believe his head is made of plaster, which has some small chips in it, and from which some of the brown paint has worn off. His body is sewn of flannel, with a few spots and stains and one loose seam at the neck, but very soft and still holding together everywhere