Folk Art Carved Cat with Stained Stripes and Homely Face! wooden scoop with carved reamer and turned

with carved reamer and turned handle terminating in a great fat rounded end

1961 on reverse

grays and black

with its graphic black cut-out appearance

whose right arm moves up and down to raise or lower his crop

Folk Art Carved Cat with Stained Stripes and Homely Face! wooden scoop with carved reamer and turnedI love a good folk art carved cat, the wonkier the better, and the homely face on this one won me immediately; really, how not to love?! The use of a dark stain for a couple of long, thick stripes plus the tail is pretty great too, with varnish added over the whole thing. I think having this guy perched nearby surely much increase one's empathy quotient toward the rest of the world. Really sweet. 4 3 4" t x 3 5 8" w x 1 1 2" deep and in very good