Authentic Vintage Mexican Marionette La Cartoneria Mexicana Papier Mache Puppet

Measures 15" from top of hat to bottom of shoes. Weighs 9 ounces. I believe this to be somewhat old, judging by the look of the nail in the back. The nail appears to be handmade and it has been there long enough to rust. Also the strings do not appear to be factory made and they are somewhat fragile from age. Lastly, the way the face is painted reminds me of Mexican art from the 1950s or 1960s. The strings are almost completely detached from the wooden thing you use to control the puppet, but it's string; you can easily replace them. I left them as is for the sake of authenticity. There's a little damage to the paint on the lips. Otherwise, everything seems to be in pretty good shape. AI generated descriptive terms: vintage mexican doll with hat and sticks, in the style of animated film pioneer, interlacing artifacts, twisted characters, 1960s, rinpa school, red threads, letras y figuras, handcrafted 19th century mexican doll with scarf and a sewing needle, in the style of egon schiele, stop-motion animation, bob clampett, juan carreño de miranda, tangled nests, depiction of rural life, red and cyan, a doll with a straw hat, doll and yarn hat, in the style of mexican folk art influence, animated film pioneer, craola, red threads, frayed, suspended/hanging, letras y figuras, an old marion doll with a doll brush and knitting needles, in the style of traditional mexican style, animated film pioneer)