Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the lines of her

and the lines of her fur-trimmed cape

Definitely with some age to it but I don't think antique

Something related to where this sign lived on December 12

leaving a carved recess in its absence

Big Old Folk Art Carved Pink Rat! Oisin Kelly and the lines of herA great one! The carving of this pink polychromed, wooden rat reminds me a lot of old carved folk art ice fishing decoys, just absent lead weights on the underside of its paws or belly. What a face, what a tail, and who doesn't need an 8 inch long pink rat to set somewhere, feeling like a pet but happily to my mind at least not an animate one. With wonderfully carved ears, nailed on painted disks (sequins?) for eyes, and what appears to be fishing