Man of the Wood, Great Old Dramatically Encircled Carved Burl Face roasting fork looking so much the sensitive

looking so much the sensitive dreamer

overall very good condition

and a second featuring a bull terrier

The roof is just a loose where it meets at the sides

Man of the Wood, Great Old Dramatically Encircled Carved Burl Face roasting fork looking so much the sensitiveI presume this is an American folk art piece (making me think a bit of the work of Moses Ogden), though it also possesses a certain elegance that feels Native American, and the carving of the face reminds me a lot of Inuit carved stone heads. (I purchased it in Western Mass. from a dealer who sells a good deal of both Inuit and Native American pieces, but have no further information on it.) In any case, very expressive and wonderfully done, and with