Beautifully Carved Old Ruby Throated Hummingbird 1980s Learn more about Coushatta baskets

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7 1/4" tall x 6 3/4" wide x 1 1/8" deep

a little corner wear with scattered stains/toning that is all to the good in my opinion

with a note on the back that I believe describes the subject as a Carl Jaeger

Carved of tusk with intensively detailed scrimshawing to the back and around the face

Beautifully Carved Old Ruby Throated Hummingbird 1980s Learn more about Coushatta basketsIt's been a great summer for hummingbirds here, buzzing around all over, but also forever buzzing away.. nice, then, to have one anchored in place! And an elegant old carved one this is, perched via wire legs atop a turned wooden base with bulb atop, as if it were sitting atop the world. With dark red paint on its throat and under it tail feathers, and very nicely carved detailing. To actual scale I believe, and very much capturing the spirit of the