Carved Wooden Man Holding Barrel Turkish textile when harvested correctly

when harvested correctly

plus those great tiny little eyes of the turtle peering out curiously on either side

Note: the photo of the painting with frame shows a glare on the glass

Some of my very favorite things hanging on my walls are textiles

Carved Wooden Man Holding Barrel Turkish textile when harvested correctlyThis roughly carved little man is carrying a heavy load, made all the more burdensome by the fact that he has lost his feet! Perhaps he was once part of a larger situation, extricated only by cutting him off at the ankles which was done a but unevenly, such that he needs to lean against something in order to stand. But what a great figure I think he is, with these fine features, square shoulders, muscled arms and huge hands with individuated fingers