Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler with a series of rooms

with a series of rooms across two levels

The pointer/dial is not tight

The pins at shoulders and hips are all holding tight

3 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/16”

and which to my eye pretty much disappear when hung on the wall

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler with a series of roomsAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such