Lovely Old Carved Folk Art Whimsy with Resting Spot for Ball and Pyramid Shaped Top tramp art cross I think these old Odd

I think these old Odd Fellows mesh masks are pretty ingenious--great as objects  but even better worn as the features of the mask merge with the features of the wearer in a pretty eerie manner

1910s British

and with a shimmer to the chenille quite evocative of reverse glass tinsel paintings too

by way of England as a young man and settled in Brooklyn

Lovely Old Carved Folk Art Whimsy with Resting Spot for Ball and Pyramid Shaped Top tramp art cross I think these old OddI'm not sure I've ever had a ball in cage whimsy before where the (perfectly round and smooth) ball had its own special resting place, here landing on the little hole carved out at the center of the base every time. Nicely carved details everywhere, feeling fancy in a tramp art sort of a way. 6 5 8" t x 1 7 8" d. Very good condition, with just a bit of remnant of purple felt on the underside of the feet. C. 1920s 40s or so I would guess.