Yves Robitaille Carved and Painted Canadian Folk Art Green Bird vintage playskool I think the dark gray

I think the dark gray cut paper border is the perfect detail to bring it out

Quite likely a one of a kind set I think

making me believe this may be the original from which his bronzes were made

Head measures 1 3/4" wide x 2" tall x 1 5/8" deep

and I believe the box is pewter

Yves Robitaille Carved and Painted Canadian Folk Art Green Bird vintage playskool I think the dark grayI found and quickly sold three birds by Yves Robitaille several months ago, and was happy to go back to the same spot and find one more just now! Robitaille (b. 1939), is a widely collected Canadian folk art sculptor and woodcarver who, though occasionally carving other animals, is known as a bird carver: shorebirds, song birds, hummingbirds, and most every other kind of bird found on at or near lIle dOrleans, near Quebec City, where I believe he