SOLD Old Carved Burl Folk Art Wolf (?) Head with Bared Teeth special edition it seems no great surprise

it seems no great surprise to find a cryptic message handwritten on the underside of the base--"no evil or nasty brains in this head so don't abuse it

and his truck was adorned with crosses and messages

I'm not sure the maker but surely 1950s-60s or so

I might guess mid 20th c or so

SOLD Old Carved Burl Folk Art Wolf (?) Head with Bared Teeth special edition it seems no great surpriseThose teeth! And on the inside of that mouth is old red paint. Ferocious, but empathetic too. Carved of burl wood, and with good age to it, really feeling as if it has always been here. 3" l x 1 5 16" w x 1 5 8" t. Very good condition. Looks like perhaps more recently the neck end was trimmed flush.