Carved and Expressionistically Painted Wooden Head unicorn I've really fallen in love

I've really fallen in love with the relatively simple but dynamic surface decoration on traditional Acoma pottery

different from every view

Since falling in love with a large trivet made of matchsticks at an estate sale in Kansas City

I'd use this vase every day

15 3/8" long x 7 1/2" tall x 5 3/8"

Carved and Expressionistically Painted Wooden Head unicorn I've really fallen in loveI'd guess this great carved wood head was once part of a puppet of some sort; there are openings at both ends via which I imagine a body and perhaps a hat on top were attached. Now, it would sit happily on a shelf, with those intense big blue eyes keeping a keen eye on things! The head itself is painted a good dark green, with expressionistic yellow and red flourishes all over. The flattish sides are especially great, with deeply carved ears popping