Mid-Century Carved Folk Art Head Signed Jimmy Carey victorian drawing with a really great patina

with a really great patina

but I am pretty certain it is carved of ivory and really a sweet little object

1868 and May 30

with small hooks at either end

methods and proportions

Mid-Century Carved Folk Art Head Signed Jimmy Carey victorian drawing with a really great patinaI really love the this carving, including for the its orientation to the corner of the block of wood from which it was carved, such that it comes to a point at the very center of the face, which gives it a lot of dynamism and makes for especially great profiles. Plus the wonderfully carved hair! Very warmly executed, with a lot of character, but no fuss and quite elegant, too; really, just right. I think the carver, Jimmy Carey, was a Jamaican folk