Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American Czechoslovakian finger puppets along with Clinton

along with Clinton

and some scratches and scuffs here and there

they really look like a painting

I rarely come across a tramp frame as satisfyingly wide-edged as this one

along the back side edge

Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American Czechoslovakian finger puppets along with ClintonThis 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