Charming Old Carved Man in Green Jacket with Bowtie American folk art carving with that round and deep

with that round and deep lower half offset by its dramatically sloping lid which doubles as a handle

with subjects including landscapes

They often turn up as love tokens or valentines in the shape of hearts and under many different names (folded paper

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I may especially love this Inuit piece because the expressions and postures of the two figures remind me EXACTLY of photographs of my older brother and I playing in the snow when we are kids

Charming Old Carved Man in Green Jacket with Bowtie American folk art carving with that round and deepA little loss to the brim of his hat, but who cares? such a charmer I think, and this little imperfection just adds to what I read as a sense of anxious eagerness and vulnerability, as if he has a wedding ring in one of those pockets and is about to pop the question! The features on his face were carved in relief, as were his ears, and collar and wonderful little bowtie, then white and green and black and reddish pink paint on top. 6 3 4" t x 2 3 4" w