Curious Old Deep Relief Portrait Carving old mask or maybe suspended in a

or maybe suspended in a state awaiting restoration

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

and clearly a heart-felt

I seem to be a magnet for old folky American river landscapes lately

with every bead in place (it most certainly has never been used)-- and inside that great green zipper is a nice gray lining

Curious Old Deep Relief Portrait Carving old mask or maybe suspended in aPhotos don't really do justice to the this carving, which comes off looking a bit rougher and more rustic than it really is, which is quite beautifully done. It is a curious one though! What to make of this figure, who appears to have a second set of eye balls, up on his eyelids? I would think he is likely meant to be a priest or monk, with skullcap on his head, deeply carved hood open over one should, and neatly buttoned collar at his neck so then