Curious Old Long Necked Golden Bird on Cork Base brass key including for the way that

including for the way that the back sides of the game board are arched

It is possible the colors were once brighter

surely this has waved down a few bottles

Open 14 3/4 x 5 3/4”

Curious Old Long Necked Golden Bird on Cork Base brass key including for the way thatI purchased this bird from a dealer based in Iowa City who always has lovely and unusual things, and I think it is very much both of those. I am not completely certain whether made of wood or papier mache it looks as though the head, made as a separate piece, shows wood, visible around the eyes, but I think the body is papier mache, likely formed over a wire armature. Whatever the case, with a wonderful sort of mystery and otherworldliness about it I