Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold so know for sure they

so know for sure they date to the late 1800s--and of course the British Museum should have them

A portrait of disappointment if ever I saw one

and then the boy a few months later

I can't find another one anywhere out there exactly like this one

There is a dealer in a group shop I frequent who has been unloading these old Milton Bradley Froebel blocks one box at a time

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold so know for sure theyI know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to