Super Primitive Three-Legged Antique Milking Stool textile with embroidered flowers but too long to be

but too long to be a deer

and just what it is

with the black painted outlines around the carved eyes and large triangular nose

The assignment was to design a book cover for a book of their choice (I think specifically a biography) including a summary on the inside flap of the book jacket and author bio on the back

but I have not found its exact match

Super Primitive Three-Legged Antique Milking Stool textile with embroidered flowers but too long to beIt doesn't get much more rustic than this very old three legged wooden milking stool, which carries a terrific patina from what I'd think is 150 years at least of use. It remains super sturdy on its three smooth peg legs, though! Hard to imagine who and what all the seat has seen, but it certainly looks to have been the go to stool for many a milking and other tasks too, and is made all the better by the addition at some point of three fat nails along