Marvelous Large 1940s Haitian Folk Art Painting of Funeral Procession mid-century home decor and an unused postcard to

and an unused postcard to boot

I've been spotting lots of great old letter openers lately

but not obscure ones

There is one hook at center for hanging but a couple more would probably be good to add

Complete with depictions of appropriate accoutrements and a caution  that “The Drink You Mix May Be Your Own

Marvelous Large 1940s Haitian Folk Art Painting of Funeral Procession mid-century home decor and an unused postcard toI really really love this painting, which I found in Maine but is definitely Haitian, c. 1940s I believe just around the time that Haitian art emerged on the international art scene, in significant part due to the establishment of Le Centre dArt by American artist DeWitt Peters, which supported and promoted the work of Haitian artists, including the phenomenal Hector Hyppolite. This painting is signed H. Besamours and portrays a crowd emerging from a