German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat with I think one missing

with I think one missing horizontal stick on the lower half

and with terrific old fat nails still showing on the top

and easy to throw in the bag to play anywhere

It measures 6" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 3/16" deep without the string hanging loop

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat with I think one missingI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making