Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed darning sampler approximately 10 inches at longest

approximately 10 inches at longest (from front end of base to tip of extended back leg) and 3 inches across

definitely Art Deco influenced graphic style in which this goatee-d man is rendered reminds me of the watercolors of Pueblo artist Awa Tsireh from the same period (if you're not familiar

With Jugtown--which continues to operate today under the leadership of potter Vernon Owens--they sought to meld forms from ancient traditions with those of utilitarian pottery developed in North Carolina

framed in two slightly imperfect black ink squares and captioned with handwritten text on either side asking 'Lequel est mon portrait

Lovely Small Carved Swan with Rotating Neck Signed darning sampler approximately 10 inches at longestIt is particularly the very elongated, undulating form of this swan's head and beak that really makes it special to me, giving it a sense of kinship with my favorite root head decoys. I also like that the neck was done as a separate piece, allowing this swan to crane its neck in various directions! Signed MW on the underside, which has not lead me to its maker, but whoever it was certainly knew what they were doing. Lovely. 6 3 4" l x 4 1 4" t x 3 5