Native Mushrooms, Extra Fancy, Wonderfully Aged Old Rubber on Print Block Teppich I believe these red bananas

I believe these red bananas are likely Central of South American in origin--where red bananas are grown

a carved loop at top for hanging

with the tiny tiny actual sized rendering of the beetle just below

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intense young Marthe has so much life in it--I can just feel her presence (and the tightness of her collar

Native Mushrooms, Extra Fancy, Wonderfully Aged Old Rubber on Print Block Teppich I believe these red bananasLove at first sight with this one a large rubber print block mounted to (heavy) wood, made for stamping crates (I presume) with "Native Extra Fancy Mushrooms, Patriot Parkway, Revere, MA." For whatever reason, the aged surface of the rubber now feels to me exactly aligned with the character of mushrooms (especially ones from Revere, Mass.), and the icon at center looks to me like a little mole or gopher turning up a 'shroom though perhaps I'm