Hand-painted Antique Wooden Souvenir from Skansen, Stockholm, 1898 black and red lacquer I believe this load-bearing character

I believe this load-bearing character is based on Tevye

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the cup is in good condition

a member of a family of well-known basket weavers

with an expression that renders her forever elusive

Hand-painted Antique Wooden Souvenir from Skansen, Stockholm, 1898 black and red lacquer I believe this load-bearing characterI vividly remember visiting Skansenan open air museum and zoo in Stockholm dedicated to showing the traditional Swedish way of life prior to industrializationon a cold and rainy day fall day several years ago, largely for the purpose of visiting their wonderful gift shop, where I loaded up on quintessentially Swedish gifts to bring home to friends and family. It thus felt rather serendipitous to find this Skansen souvenir (minne, in Swedish, which