Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection woman doll in pink dress it's right up my alley

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Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection woman doll in pink dress it's right up my alleyA bit of a mystery, this bird, but such a beautiful thing, which came from the collection of "Smitty" Axtell, who was a great lover of carved treen objects. Carved of burl wood I believe, it feels to me Native American, bearing a strong resemblance to birds carved on effigy pipes and ladles, but I don't know for certain, and the reason for the holes carved down the back and up the belly is unknown, though it would seem likely it functioned as a tool