Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler close to Washington St

close to Washington St

About 75 of them here

4 7/16" t x 1 3/4" w x 3/4" d

9 13/16” x 6 1/2” x 2 9/16”

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head lumber ruler close to Washington StAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such