Common in the early-to-mid 20th century, a carnival punk (or knockdown doll) is a vintage, heavily stuffed canvas or cloth doll, typically 10-15 inches tall, used in fairgrounds/carnival "knockdown" games. Often depicting clowns or cats with hand-painted faces and wool hair, they are designed to be thrown at and have weighted bottoms, with many being double-sided.
Punks are known for their chaotic and sometimes creepy, hand-painted faces, frequently featuring a "crazy halo" of wool shag hair. As you see in these photos, this carnival punk is as described. It features some wool still remaining, double-sided, hand painted canvas, and a heavy wooden base measuring approximately 11.5"x 7".
