Wonderful OId Folk Art Ashray with Carved Recess for Pipe japanese zodiak and I would guess done

and I would guess done in response to a grade school assignment

This is a super sharp looking Wilhelm Kagel West German small planter or cachepot

I might guess there were a couple of makers involved in creating these six soldiers

crisp and bright

which I'd like to think were inspired by the work of Bridget Riley

Wonderful OId Folk Art Ashray with Carved Recess for Pipe japanese zodiak and I would guess doneThe latest and I think greatest find reflecting my predilection for representations of pipes, which always feel Magritte ian to me, and Duchampian too. This wonderful thing I know from the seller was found in New England and obviously all carved from one piece of wood (hardwood, or possibly a tropical wood) and I believe likely dates to about 1900 or so. In addition to being wonderfully primitive, to me it speaks all about absence and also