Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees " "sunny counter

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the cage measures 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 4" deep

To my eye a warmly cheerful and cheering thing

but I am glad that they are

but clearly it did the job of a stool for many many years

Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees " "sunny counterPerhaps no better subject for a folk carving than a cat, as there are so many different cat aspects to capture. This carving I believe is likely Haitian or Cuban, given the nature of the wood and collection it came from. The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at, and into, one's soul, and enhances its steadfast seeming nature a cat not to be moved, also a bit owl like in its compactly perched stoicism. 6