Woman with a Pumpkin - Femme à la courge - Size #1 / Cricket

Woman with a Pumpkin -– Femme à la courge - Fremo eme la cougourdo

This peasant woman brings an offering of a large "potiron," or pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), balanced on her head and carrying a "rosary" (little sausages strung like a rosary) of delectable sausages. 

Courge, of course, means squash - the pumpkin is in the squash family.

Size #1 / Cricket (the 1-5/8 inch - 4 cm size)

Made in France

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Santons Marcel Carbonel
Since 1935
The Premier Santons Workshop
Marseille, France
Item No. 1C31




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