Marvelous Primitive Folk Art Carving of Parent Holding Child dansk teak with the sphere at center

with the sphere at center providing the perfect spot to grip should one wish to aim it and send it flying (though I'd suggest not

with some losses for sure

and also notes what I guess was the boxes original contents: Soledad Cuban cigars

and tack eyes

It is in good condition overall

Marvelous Primitive Folk Art Carving of Parent Holding Child dansk teak with the sphere at centerThis is my favorite object I found at Brimfield, which I purchased from an excellent dealer who had it in his personal collection for several decades. Carved from one block of wood, what a sense of deep connection between parent and child it conveys, specific and universal. I love that the parent appears of no specific gender, and I love the faces and ears! on both parent and child. But most of all I love the dangling legs of the baby, draped around