Painted Handmade Wooden Penguin with Long Nose Alice Nanogak I believe they were soda

I believe they were soda fired

I found this one at Brimfield and have looked at a lot since--and while there are some more elaborate

The hand thrown vase is signed at the bottom

original to the piece I believe

Painted Handmade Wooden Penguin with Long Nose Alice Nanogak I believe they were sodaAnother sweet handmade wooden animal to add the the menagerie. I really love the painting on this skinny penguin, plus its disproportionately large head and ochre colored long nose and then those tiny little feet, upon which it balances perfectly. Pretty great, and signed on the underside of one foot, with what appears to read Nak Nik (or possibly Mak Mik!) Great vintage condition. 4 3 8" tall x 1 1 2" wide x 2 3 4" deep (at nose!)