Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head Schmid Kreglinger or also signify sainthood once

or also signify sainthood once the doing is done

And quite a thing it is: I count nine chip-carved layers (of heavier wood than cigar box wood)

wide and flat tail

and each special in its own way

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head Schmid Kreglinger or also signify sainthood onceAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such