Soulful Kitty, Old Carved Wooden Cutout with Dry Patina florals ) Hand-drawn faces in a

) Hand-drawn faces in a mix of graphite and what looks like colored pencil

but as far as beer steins go

but certainly this is a bird of prey

I believe this one dates to the 1940s-50s

There are a couple of hairline cracks on the the palette side that run all the way through the wood and which look to have been carefully repaired some time ago

Soulful Kitty, Old Carved Wooden Cutout with Dry Patina florals ) Hand-drawn faces in aWhat a face on this one, managing to instill this old cat with a whole lot of soul, with the years sit wears just compounding the effect. Something about those carved out cat eyes combined with the faintest hint of a frown make it look very human, and rather as if plotting a coup while remaining entirely close lipped about it! And the darkening and old water stains to the dry wood add a sense of shadiness or mystery, as if this cat were lurking