Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings country loom 17 5/8" x 3 1/2"

17 5/8" x 3 1/2" 3/4"

are a pair of teepees with tall trees behind and red fire burning just to the right

by whom I've found a few other pieces and mentions out there from the 70s and early 80s

Paint loss

perhaps so that they might sometimes point in opposite directions and sometimes at each other

Beautiful Condition Antique German Kid Leather Doll Body with Bisque Hands and Knit Stockings country loom 17 5/8" x 3 1/2"I've bought and sold one or two doll bodies of this sort over the years, and find it quite hard to resist one in perfect condition, right down to the perfect navy blue knit stockings here, pulled up tight and held in place via their original tacks on the back of the white kid leather legs. Who needs a head? A really much more evocative without one I think. I believe this body is German, c. 1900, though there are related French examples. With original