Old Carved Wooden Face with Rich Patina (Including Nailed Repair and Worm Holes) vintage bluebirds I find the combination of

I find the combination of lush

and with Toshiko Takaezu the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine

with lovely bouquet and pretty gold border

Second half of the 19th century I'd think

Old Carved Wooden Face with Rich Patina (Including Nailed Repair and Worm Holes) vintage bluebirds I find the combination ofI don't know anything about the history of one, though it very much has the feeling of a death mask, and I find the carved face very beautiful. It appears to be very old, with worm trails visible across the flattened face of the nose, and on the flat back side, and an old repaired split along one side, joined by iron nails that have beautifully bled. It's the sensitively carved lips I find most beautiful, just very slightly open, as if getting ready