Vintage Relief Carved Folk Art American Eagle Plaque vintage fishing floats perfect object

perfect object

baring those remaining teeth when open

I would guess while they were spinning around on a lathe

but I think it is all to the good in making for the perfect contrast with the still super bright and thick yellow paint on the beak

Vintage Relief Carved Folk Art American Eagle Plaque vintage fishing floats perfect objectAs previously noted, Ive been having a bit of a moment with carvings of eagles in one form or another of late; somehow they keep finding me! This one Im guessing is 1940s or so, and carved with what I assume are the initials of its maker, AJS, at bottom center (though plenty of things one could decide this stands for I think'American Justice Served' could be a good, aspirational one), with one orange talon of the eagle gripping just above. I really