Old Hand-painted Cast Iron Pig Face (Target?) modern abstract print who have come to sing

who have come to sing

This is a striking large carved wooden whimsy tower with four levels of balls in cages

A couple of small stains at top right which look like watercolor or ink smears perhaps original to the paper on which it was done

They are in very good vintage condition

and great addition to a whimsy collection

Old Hand-painted Cast Iron Pig Face (Target?) modern abstract print who have come to singIf I had to guess, I'd think this pig face once served as a carnival shooting target, as there is a concentration of dings right around the nose at center and a few more here and there. But there is no sign around the edges or on back that it was welded to something else, so perhaps it was somehow glued adhered flush to a mount. I just think the hand painted face is pretty great, with just the right taunting expression to provoke one to try to hit the