Carving

This object came with no known provenience. It was originally purchased by the donor from a gallery where the owner did a lot of buying in New England and may have been purchased for a folk art show. (For further attribution information see file.)

Carving made from the root and trunk of a birch tree. A bust of a person with headdress has been attached to the base with a metal peg. The eyes of the figure have been filled in with a white paint and a single black bead. The base has heads of two animals sticking out from the burl. Carving stands on three leg-like protrusions. Two circular and one oblong hole have been carved deeply into the top of the base.