Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American spice boxes with just the very tiniest

with just the very tiniest of tiny chips on the lip

I feel both full of love and full of the idea of love every time I look at this drawing

I am pretty certain this sweet

with a few ink stains I think are original to its making

Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American spice boxes with just the very tiniestThis carving came from an old estate in Damariscotta, Maine, and it is definitely quite an old one. I can't say for certain that it is a Native American carving, but based on the face, I might think so. In any event, as opposed to many "wood spirit" carvings faces carved into branches with the bark on them which are pretty kitschy, the relative simplicity and stoicism makes this one really great I think, and with quite a proud presence that far