Man of the Wood, Great Old Dramatically Encircled Carved Burl Face liquid measure I am sure that the

I am sure that the drawings are based on photographic source material

charging along on his horse

When I grabbed this wonderful old wooden bowl at a recent sale

there is just one broken bit off the the end of one of the clay weights

And what a beautifully rendered horse and pair of wheels on that carriage

Man of the Wood, Great Old Dramatically Encircled Carved Burl Face liquid measure I am sure that theI presume this is an American folk art piece (making me think a bit of the work of Moses Ogden), though it also possesses a certain elegance that feels Native American, and the carving of the face reminds me a lot of Inuit carved stone heads. (I purchased it in Western Mass. from a dealer who sells a good deal of both Inuit and Native American pieces, but have no further information on it.) In any case, very expressive and wonderfully done, and with