Folk Art American Indian Chief Wooden Cutout curisoity both in form and in

both in form and in the combination of this rich blue and mossy green

I believe this is quite an old one

shaped like a bird and originally intended as a salt dish I believe

which almost makes me think she was made as a mannequin for a ballet instructor

including "The Pheasant" ("Nothing can charm the eye with a greater richness and variety of ornament than this beautiful bird

Folk Art American Indian Chief Wooden Cutout curisoity both in form and inI believe this c. 1940s hand painted wooden cutout used to be a door stop, but at some point the stop was removed or lost, so now it is just a cutout. I especially love the forward pointing horizontal line made by his forearms and the tip of the arrow but best of all, on the more worn backside, someone long ago wrote "I love you." 12 3 4" t x 8 3 4" w x 3 8" thick. Dings here and there and some paint loss, especially on the reverse side where there is