Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face phoenix brush Sall Hazelet Drum

Sall Hazelet Drum

Nice patina too

easily done I think

3" x 2 5/8" on heavyweight wove

Widely collected by museums

Primitively Carved, Jointed Man with Great Face phoenix brush Sall Hazelet DrumLove at first sight with this guy, who lost the toe on one foot along the way and looks perhaps to have once gripped something with one hand, but otherwise is very much better for his age and is very amenable to posing all sorts of ways, including standing up straight on his own. It's his face I love most, with these two very deep holes for the eyes, looking as if burrowed out with an old square nail, and the fainter suggestion of a large, wide nose