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The composition depicts two women in colorful traditional ethnic-minority-style clothing carrying miniature wooden vessels with braided rope straps—likely representations of containers traditionally used for transporting food, water, or other provisions. These carefully constructed accessories give the piece wonderful cultural detail and storytelling character.Beautiful vintage handmade folk-art figurine group from Kunming, Yunnan, China. Two cheerful figures are dressed in elaborate traditional ethnic-minority-style clothing and mounted together on a solid oval wooden platform.The scene is skillfully constructed from multiple materials, including carved and painted wood, woven fabric, decorative ribbon, small beads, braided natural-fiber rope, and soft faux-fur trim. One figure appears to carry a small child or bundle on her back, adding wonderful storytelling character to the piece.The underside retains its original workshop label identifying it as a Kunming folk-art handicraft. The expressive hand-painted faces, colorful layered costumes, miniature accessories, and dimensional construction make this a distinctive example of Chinese cultural folk art.* Approximately 7 inches wide
* Approximately 5 inches tall, including the platform
* Handmade mixed-media construction
* Wood, fabric, beads, cord, ribbon, and faux-fur materials
* Two figures permanently mounted on a wooden base
* Original Kunming workshop label underneath
* Intended as decorative folk art, not as a child’s toyCondition: Good vintage display condition with age-related textile wear, a few loose threads, and visible adhesive around portions of the head coverings and construction. These details may be partly original to its handmade manufacture. Please examine all photographs closely for the exact condition.
