Large Carved and Painted Penguins - A Couple wooden cup with handle called Hediao

called Hediao

The flapping position of the flippers

which indeed casts a terrific shadow when illuminated in a darkened room

There is a piece of the top layer of wood lost at the bottom left corner as pictured and a little paint loss at upper right

to be used as spreads for picnics

Large Carved and Painted Penguins - A Couple wooden cup with handle called HediaoI thought about selling these two individually, but as I photographed them realized they really are a couple (he's taller, she's wider) so thought best to keep them together, including for the fact that they're plenty large and heavy to function as bookends (or doorstops for that matter; they're 2+ lbs each.) I purchased them from a seller who found them at an estate sale in Alabama but don't know who made them; they're carved of solid wood, thickly