SOLD Possessed Looking Carved Kangaroo! railroad green sign a student of Michael Cardew

a student of Michael Cardew

early 20th c

I don't know the age or much about the origins of this charming lion

and that pointy nose and chin

which he easily could be again

SOLD Possessed Looking Carved Kangaroo! railroad green sign a student of Michael CardewIt took me a moment to place this curious creature, but I'm pretty certain its meant to be a kangaroo. And rather a possessed looking one too, though I think really just in need of some love! And actually, as I look at photographs of kangaroo as I write this, I might say this carver did manage to capture some of their strangeness fairly well and perhaps this one is meant to be a protective mother! Incidentally, the terms for male and female kangaroos