Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue Mexican silver but perhaps a restaurant

but perhaps a restaurant

There appears to be a tiny chip on one side of the foot of the boot near to the toe

4 3/4" long x 2 1/4" tall x 1/4" thick

Such a charming couple

Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue Mexican silver but perhaps a restaurantWhat I love about this vintage carved lion is its very long tongue! It's made of bone and painted with a red stripe down the middle, then framed by bone fangs on either side making for quite a dramatic portrayal of a creature on the prowl! The eyes are bone too, and the rest of it carved of ebony. Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old. Overall good condition. There are a couple of splits scrapes on the surface of its