Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection red clay And when turned over on

And when turned over on his back

and went back to my source to buy one more as I think they're so beautiful

one could put a tiny shim or spot of wax underneath if wanting him to tilt back a little more (either way great

I of course fell in love with the birds and the deer and the fish

Another pretty brush

Antique Carved Burl Wood Bird, Presumed Native American Woodlands, Ex. Axtell Collection red clay And when turned over onA bit of a mystery, this bird, but such a beautiful thing, which came from the collection of "Smitty" Axtell, who was a great lover of carved treen objects. Carved of burl wood I believe, it feels to me Native American, bearing a strong resemblance to birds carved on effigy pipes and ladles, but I don't know for certain, and the reason for the holes carved down the back and up the belly is unknown, though it would seem likely it functioned as a tool