Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees To my eye a warmly

To my eye a warmly cheerful and cheering thing

and then an inside border of bunches of grapes on the vine

7 5/8" t x 4 3/8" w x 1 1/2" d

the cage measures 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 4" deep

Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees To my eye a warmlyPerhaps no better subject for a folk carving than a cat, as there are so many different cat aspects to capture. This carving I believe is likely Haitian or Cuban, given the nature of the wood and collection it came from. The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at, and into, one's soul, and enhances its steadfast seeming nature a cat not to be moved, also a bit owl like in its compactly perched stoicism. 6