Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection woman doll in pink dress NC framer on back) I

NC framer on back) I believe was done by a Dennis Martin (who signed a second drawing I found this one alongside

amplifying the expressiveness of what already feels like a very singular sort of visage

This drawing is completely up my alley--cheerful but also a bit moody

the function of which I'm not quite sure of but they're very sweet

Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection woman doll in pink dress NC framer on back) IA bit of a mystery, this bird, but such a beautiful thing, which came from the collection of "Smitty" Axtell, who was a great lover of carved treen objects. Carved of burl wood I believe, it feels to me Native American, bearing a strong resemblance to birds carved on effigy pipes and ladles, but I don't know for certain, and the reason for the holes carved down the back and up the belly is unknown, though it would seem likely it functioned as a tool