Charming Old Carved Folk Art Wood Spirit matte green glazed bowl I continue to marvel at

I continue to marvel at the wide array of things humans of different cultures do with walnuts

and pretty surreal

or maybe timber

He is held by the hips and suspended in air by a newer stand terminating in a metal base--it would just take a little loosening of the wire around his hip in order to take him down safely

Charming Old Carved Folk Art Wood Spirit matte green glazed bowl I continue to marvel atI think this would fall within the category of "wood spirits," but while many of those tend to be fairly fussy, this one, which I believe is quite old, is marvelously understated, just this wonderful little hooded (haloed?) beatific face, which feels as if just peeking out for a moment before retreating back inside! The wood itself seems like a piece of driftwood, beautifully weathered and smooth, showing a little redder where it is carved. Really a