Carved, Painted Old Folk Art Totem on Heart Shaped Base San Jose Mission Pottery as it was definitely made

as it was definitely made to stand up to heavy play

it has since been taped in a few places on the reverse side to hold it together

before we finally reach the mine

I might hang this one near a good reading chair

Carved, Painted Old Folk Art Totem on Heart Shaped Base San Jose Mission Pottery as it was definitely madeHuman, fox, and owl for sure, but what the black painted animal with long snout and pointy ears is, I'm not completely sure looks rather like a wingless bat! I sure love the crossed arms of the orange red fox and raised arms resting on folded knees of the man, who is screwed to a carved heart shaped base, with some extra yellow paint surrounding him as he sits! I love carved totem poles of all sorts, which to me speak of the symbiotic interconnected