Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face brass Swiss cheese holder A pretty curious one that

A pretty curious one that makes me think J

There is a nick to the wood of the roof at one corner

this would look great in all sorts of contexts

though I might be inclined to use set it in a proud place and use it as a pedestal for ceramics or sculpture

Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face brass Swiss cheese holder A pretty curious one thatLove at first sight with this guy, who lost the toe on one foot along the way and looks perhaps to have once gripped something with one hand, but otherwise is very much better for his age and is very amenable to posing all sorts of ways, including standing up straight on his own. It's his face I love most, with these two very deep holes for the eyes, looking as if burrowed out with an old square nail, and the fainter suggestion of a large, wide nose