Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet modular earrings With a few seemingly simple

With a few seemingly simple gestures

but must say that antique fishing bobbers are pretty tempting

I especially love the perfectly round loop at the base of the handle

4 3/4" long x 2 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick

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Japanese Papier Mache and Cloth Vintage Cat Hand Puppet modular earrings With a few seemingly simpleThis cat puppet! I really love it. Made in Japan, it dates I believe to the 1940s. The papier mache head is hand painted,with fantastic bright blue eyes, pink ears, black nose, and blood red mouth, matched absolutely perfectly with a body stitched together from three different striped cotton fabrics. It's best sized for a small hand, though I managed to fit mine inside, with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head. Oh, I