SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes tube full-color illustrations by Nanogak that

full-color illustrations by Nanogak that communicate the same legends visually—and which I think I could look at every day and never tire of

no chips or cracks that I can see

which would have been used to cut leather for gloves and

4 3/8" l x 1 1/2" w x 3/4" d

but super sweet still

SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes tube full-color illustrations by Nanogak thatI believe this sweet old carved deer once stood on a post, as there is a small hole in her belly, and certainly she could be given a stand once again, though I like her just as she is, simultaneously leaping and resting. A lot of years on her for sure, late 19th very early 20th c. I would think, with a beautifully elongated head that adds to a sense of (aero)dynamism, long ears pointing in the opposite direction, and brass nails for eyes. Plus