Sweet Family of Carved Animals vintage padlock 8 1/2" l x 5

8 1/2" l x 5 5/8" t x 3 3/4"

It is a curious one though

First generation Plains Indian drawings from the second half of the 19th century

I'd guess it dates from the first half of the 20th century

Red one measures 1/2" cubed

Sweet Family of Carved Animals vintage padlock 8 1/2" l x 5I found these together in a box, clearly carved by the same maker, and I believe the same maker as a bunch of heads chess pieces carved of old wood spools, listed separately. I love the whole lot of these, but it makes me especially happy that there is a tiny turtle smiling among them! The posture of what I take as a sitting bear is pretty wonderful too, as is that little elephant, and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest