Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama auto excursions These probably date to the

These probably date to the 1930s or so

I'd hang him near the door to greet and/or ward off visitors

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who then distributed a copy to each student in his class

I believe these are mahogany

Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama auto excursions These probably date to theOne sees old three dimensional carved ship "diorama" from time to time sometimes behind glass, sometimes not but this is the first I've seen done in such a succinct manner, with the ship carved in relief in an arched niche, and I think it's quite fabulous. It's a bit hard to tell but it seems it may have all be carved out of the one block of wood with the background painted behind the sails of the ship, which are three dimensional. I love the the feet