Charming Old Carved Folk Art Wood Spirit matte green glazed bowl Garden City

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I continue to marvel at the wide array of things humans of different cultures do with walnuts

) The eyes themselves

where it is stamped in blue by Industrial Porcelain

I've looked at a fair number of hand-sewn Humpty Dumpties

Charming Old Carved Folk Art Wood Spirit matte green glazed bowl Garden CityI think this would fall within the category of "wood spirits," but while many of those tend to be fairly fussy, this one, which I believe is quite old, is marvelously understated, just this wonderful little hooded (haloed?) beatific face, which feels as if just peeking out for a moment before retreating back inside! The wood itself seems like a piece of driftwood, beautifully weathered and smooth, showing a little redder where it is carved. Really a