Brilliantly Hinged Old Carved Folk Art Man 19th century map This American antique buttocks basket

This American antique buttocks basket

it was a frequent stop en route home via the T

crownlike hat with long flaps

but I think they're charming

13 3/4" w x 6 1/2" d x 13 3/4" t

Brilliantly Hinged Old Carved Folk Art Man 19th century map This American antique buttocks basketSuch a fabulous fellow, to me looking like a bit professorial, and unusually and quite brilliantly hinged at the waist, which makes it easy to take a seat! It looks like he once had arms and surely feet, too, but I think he's just as well without them, such that one only needs to negotiate one moving part! Wonderfully carved head with beak like nose and ears, and what I believe was a combination of ink and graphite drawing the hair, mustache, eyes and