Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American anniversary spoon even with the most straight

even with the most straight forward of forms

I think it would also be pretty great to wear to the movies

and all the more so as framed by razor-straight bangs peeking out from her bonnet and big bow neatly tied at her chin

and the lug handles on the sides I think made to be strung in order to wear it

The drawings are numbered on their backsides

Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American anniversary spoon even with the most straightThis 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