Folk Art Wooden Cutout Box with One Short Ear and Red Collar helicopters dating to the early 1910s

dating to the early 1910s

with a horizontal band of diamond shapes around the center

There are a couple of light bends/creases--one at lower left

which is quite strong

the Pima (now called Akimel Oʼodham

Folk Art Wooden Cutout Box with One Short Ear and Red Collar helicopters dating to the early 1910sAs I've written before, part of what I really love about these folk art wooden cutouts is how each one represents a variation on a theme, reflecting the particular skills and personality of its maker. I've had a few dogs in the shop similar to this one, but it is yet its own singular thing, with a bit of a homely face, one ear that is notably shorter than the other and a bright red drippy collar. Perhaps more loudly than any other I've had, this one