Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but his human friend is

but his human friend is looking like he may have been through a bit of a hard time as well

CT and there were a few varieties of these they produced

and the wonderfully bold black that follows the incised lines around wings

The carving is just fantastic

and while I'm eyeing these old Noah's arks all the time I've never seen one a set with animals as good as these

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but his human friend isI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender