Very Old Carved Monk (?) Holding Ball (World?) in Big Hands! neck brush made of sweetgrass and ash

made of sweetgrass and ash splint

perhaps best of all the little drawn pigs feet on front and back

It comes in an original protective cover to keep it safe

Such a charming teapot

Very Old Carved Monk (?) Holding Ball (World?) in Big Hands! neck brush made of sweetgrass and ashThe seller I purchased this carving from thought the figure was a (bald) old woman, but I might think it's a robed monk (?), and that perhaps the large ball in his large hands is a metaphor for the world? Really I have no idea! I do know for sure that it is very old, and quite evocative I think, with this wonderfully expressive, curious round face and these great big hands out front. I think perhaps it was once painted, with the wood now showing