Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket The carving is just fantastic

The carving is just fantastic

but these old hand-drawn postcards have become my favorite thing of late

Virginia was featured in the Washington Post in December of 1985 as the perfect thing to buy for oneself during tree-trimming season

and would guess 1920s-30s

but might try to sing it a few times first

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket The carving is just fantasticI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender