Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder ) A deck was sacrificed

) A deck was sacrificed in making this one

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

but remains in excellent shape and certainly useful still

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

not knowing much about the late Capt

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder ) A deck was sacrificedAnother 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