Wooden Monks or ????

[Cojones]

So I picked these up from a private estate. Old guy selling off his stuff. I came across these figures and asked what they were. He told me they were monks and that he picked them up at a garage sale in Georgia a decade or 2 ago. What do you guys think? Don't look like monks me.

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

To me, they look more like parade marchers for Spain's Easter Week. (Semana Santa)

 

[Drmad7]

Hmmm….Georgia….hooded figures…Hmmm, I'm thinking of a different group of fellas with a repeated letter of the alphabet…after J. Folk Art…yeah, that's it…folk art.

 

[Keppy]

Hmmm….Georgia….hooded figures…Hmmm, I'm thinking of a different group of fellas with a repeated letter of the alphabet…after J. Folk Art…yeah, that's it…folk art.

Yes that is what i thought to KKK

 

[Red James Cash]

Monks or KKK why is one holding a tie rod fork?

 

[dumpsterdiver]

Monks or KKK why is one holding a tie rod fork?

A lot of people don't know this but thats the little know KKK automotive team. Thats why the tie rod is depicted. The guy on the right is the trainee. Made by the lesser known KKK arts and crafts movement as a promotional item. They traveled the highways fixing broken cars



I have no insider info about the kkk but as casual observations it doesn't seem like something they would make, I think only one guy gets the red robe, they all have their arms folded in that monk like stance and overall they just don't look very intimidating.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Yeah no, don't look like no Ga monks I ever seen.
You got anything on the bottom of them? A search showed me nothing similar, there were some links for "folk art" things.
Maybe a local Ga artistry thing. idk

 

[2ndisbest]

All depictions of monks or druids I have ever seen showed their faces. Even if they were wearing robes or headdresses the face was never covered. I would wager they depict KKK figures. Just my .02 cents.

 

[Butter Hat]

Yes that is what i thought to KKK

Or worse.

 

[Cojones]

They are not marked. I believe Lafitte is correct. Just google it and you'll come across all the hooded holy week costume and some with the same fork.
Here's a guy holding the fork.These costumes were probably created well before the KKK was formed. Similar to the swastika that the nazis used, which was created well before they used it.