Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American Czechoslovakian finger puppets exterior spine in good condition

exterior spine in good condition and very stable

for which perhaps additional decoration was planned

and remind me of marks on mid-century pottery

I rarely come across a tramp frame as satisfyingly wide-edged as this one

along with Clinton

Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American Czechoslovakian finger puppets exterior spine in good conditionThis carving came from an old estate in Damariscotta, Maine, and it is definitely quite an old one. I can't say for certain that it is a Native American carving, but based on the face, I might think so. In any event, as opposed to many "wood spirit" carvings faces carved into branches with the bark on them which are pretty kitschy, the relative simplicity and stoicism makes this one really great I think, and with quite a proud presence that far