Räucherfigur - Klöppelfrau

This rather scary figure is a "Räucherfrau", meaning "Smoking Woman". It is actually an incense burner, and the smoke comes out of her mouth. (The concept comes off a bit better when the figure is a man with a pipe.) The chair has a holder for the incense, which fits up into a hollow in her body. I haven't had the nerve to try it out yet. You can find Räucherfigurs for many different subjects.

first posted 2/27/2009