Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but might try to sing

but might try to sing it a few times first

and the wonderfully bold black that follows the incised lines around wings

and would guess 1920s-30s

and while I'm eyeing these old Noah's arks all the time I've never seen one a set with animals as good as these

Virginia was featured in the Washington Post in December of 1985 as the perfect thing to buy for oneself during tree-trimming season

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but might try to singI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender