I captured this little yellow skeleton/totem-like stickman on my cameraphone while waiting to cross Bowery in SoHo (Flickrized here). He’s situated near the street corner (that white patch in the upper-left is the pedestrian crossing line), and is painted on the asphalt with road-grade paint. So whoever planted him intended to have him stay there for a while.

The thing is, he’s completely standalone — no accompanying words or symbols to give him context. So he’s a bit of a mystery man. If anyone knows what he’s selling, let me know. Not that I’ll lose any sleep over it.