Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask made to slip into the

made to slip into the pocket or purse of the smoker on the go

and with holes for eyes

just contribute to its presence and richness as an object with a long history

It's maker - who signed it J

Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask made to slip into theI believe this tall, bearded fellow is Canadian, but I don't know much more than that. With these white spatters on his face, coat and pants, I like to think of him as an artist (perhaps a self portrait), though he also looks a bit as if he might be just in from a long day fishing out in the rain or snow. I really love the intensity of his face, with this piercing dark blue eyes and straight line of a red mouth, and his exaggerated height, which gives