Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold 9 3/4" l x 7/8"

9 3/4" l x 7/8" wide and deep and in excellent condition

Overall beautiful antique condition

and then the boy a few months later

16" t x 14 15/16" w

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold 9 3/4" l x 7/8"I know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to