Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and would guess 1920s-30s

and would guess 1920s-30s

but might try to sing it a few times first

but his human friend is looking like he may have been through a bit of a hard time as well

and the wonderfully bold black that follows the incised lines around wings

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and would guess 1920s-30sI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender