Sweet Old Folk Art Sawing Man in Blue Cap Whirligig Fragment whales This snail was acquired from

This snail was acquired from the estate of a choreographer/dancer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

with black ink (I think maybe combined with crayon and/or paint) for the hair and red for the cheeks and mouth

an "Eagle" logo at the center

8 1/4" t x 2 5/8" widest

which I purchased from a seller in Oregon

Sweet Old Folk Art Sawing Man in Blue Cap Whirligig Fragment whales This snail was acquired fromWhat a charmer this guy is in his red, white and blue, holding onto his green saw still, which I assume he once pushed and pulled, back in forth, when attached to a larger whirligig. Much less cumbersome now on his own, though happily still with the nails in his feet that would have attached him to it, reading now rather like spiky cleats to complement his baseball type cap! All of his joints move easily, lending to positioning him in all sorts of