Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder The glaze is a pretty

The glaze is a pretty blue with just a hint of green in it

this evocative little map is just the sort of thing that ought to give rise to a novel

4 3/8" tall and in diameter and in very good

) A deck was sacrificed in making this one

but remains in excellent shape and certainly useful still

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder The glaze is a prettyAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such