Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds still life oil painting I'd guess 1970s or so

I'd guess 1970s or so

very special feeling

it also makes me think a bit of Meret Oppenheim's fur lined tea cup

I would use it for serving cheeses or appetizers

An expert who deals in mourning and funerary antiques tells me that posing a deceased child in this manner would be exceedingly rare

Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds still life oil painting I'd guess 1970s or soNot easy to capture in photos, and takes close looking in person to fully appreciate its attributes, but I love this thing. It's a 19th century folk art decorated powder horn, used for storing and carrying gun powder (end plug clearly long gone.) With a raised heart and a pair of diamonds carved into narrow end, and a merman mermaid of sorts etched into the surface just below, with the corners of diamonds doubling as horns, making the creature look