Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair painted wooden doll perhaps it was once part

perhaps it was once part of something larger—I am not sure

as well as a few others I am listing from a couple years earlier

featuring a unique composition of different patterns on each side

just such a satisfying form

Super folky and cozines-inducing

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair painted wooden doll perhaps it was once partThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire (and splurged a bit on as I think they're pretty special) I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and thought these two a perfect match. The larger, I would guess a polar bear, has jointed front and back legs; the smaller, who also looks a bit like a polar bear, though