Large Carved Three Legged, Molar-like Tabletop Folk Art Chair old statue with the identity of the

with the identity of the particularly spirit described less through the form of the body but rather through the applied color and additional decoration (feathers

and then these fantastic hanging whiskers on either side

but I think I've secured it snugly (it pops over his shoulders then secures with a pin at the center of his back that folds down

pretty early 20th century I believe (from what I’ve learned

stable and study

Large Carved Three Legged, Molar-like Tabletop Folk Art Chair old statue with the identity of theThe first thing I thought when I spotted this chair (purchased from a dealer with fabulous things in Medina, NY, near Rochester) was that the lower half looked just like a tooth (albeit with 3 roots rather than 4), and it reminded me of an antique dentist trade sign in the shape of a molar that I have been coveting forever but is well beyond my reach. How much better though to find the tooth form incorporated into a curious three legged chair! Really