Unusual Tall Carved Geometric Totem-like Whimsy! Sesame Street cooking monster which I'd treat as a

which I'd treat as a talisman

I would think they were the real thing

complete with little sailboat at his feet and HMS on his cap (for His or Her Majesty's Ship) making one assume it is British

I bought it at a sale that included lots of Scandinavian modern

with no notable stains and no mildewing)

Unusual Tall Carved Geometric Totem-like Whimsy! Sesame Street cooking monster which I'd treat as aI have no idea the story behind this carving, but I think it's pretty cool! If Brancusi were to carve a whimsy, perhaps this is the sort of one he might make. There are a couple of round holes carved through the sides that suggest perhaps it was once part of something larger, or had plans to be, but I have no idea. As it stands and it stands vertically on its own I think it makes a pretty interesting object to set on a shelf or add to a collection of