Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler Figure standing measures 3 5/8"

Figure standing measures 3 5/8" t

and increasingly fine links at the other

combining both rings and squares (some sets just included rings

3 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/16”

with a series of rooms across two levels

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler Figure standing measures 3 5/8"Another singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such