Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face phoenix brush 3" x 2 5/8" on

3" x 2 5/8" on heavyweight wove

I love a good folk art carved cat

The back rest of the one at left in first photo slants back a bit as if the more relaxed of the two

Nice patina too

Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face phoenix brush 3" x 2 5/8" onLove at first sight with this guy, who lost the toe on one foot along the way and looks perhaps to have once gripped something with one hand, but otherwise is very much better for his age and is very amenable to posing all sorts of ways, including standing up straight on his own. It's his face I love most, with these two very deep holes for the eyes, looking as if burrowed out with an old square nail, and the fainter suggestion of a large, wide nose