Beautiful Hand-forged and Rasped Presumed Farrier's Tool with Two Files, Hook, and Blade pressed clay planter Watercolor on what I believe

Watercolor on what I believe is bone

There are no eye holes so wearing as a mask would be pretty challenging

so no way could I resist this trunk

with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in place with a couple of strategically placed little nails--under a knee or foot for example

with perhaps bit of distress

Beautiful Hand-forged and Rasped Presumed Farrier's Tool with Two Files, Hook, and Blade pressed clay planter Watercolor on what I believeI believe this hand forged and rasped iron tool was made for a farrier's use with the rasped areas on either side used for filing a horse's hooves; the extended, arched blade, with one quite sharp edge, used for shoeing; and the hooked short end as a pick. I'm no expert on hoof care, but I do believe that's what this is, and a very custom, antique example. If without horses around to care for, one could use it, say, as a letter opener, with those