Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask Looking straight out of central

Looking straight out of central casting--what a gang of chefs

while the figures of Youth

northern Ethiopia

winning his first fiddle contest as a pre-teen

With holes at the center of short sides for threading with a string to hang

Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask Looking straight out of centralNot too much larger than an actual pair of scissors, but with nicely elongated proportions that make them feel more so. A nice whimsy of sorts, perhaps at one time hung in a tailor's shop, or at a hairdresser's?! 11 3 4" x 2 3 8" x 1 4 and in very good condition, light in weight, with nice mellowing to the silver paint and some darkening along the edges, as if they had been used!