Huge Folk Art Lobster Claw Face! bone objects Very different all the way

Very different all the way around--so if displayed on a shelf

with masking tape on the sides

which are black lacquer with incised patterns in green

Closed it measures 9 1/2" t x 5/8" wide and deep

polka dots 16" long

Huge Folk Art Lobster Claw Face! bone objects Very different all the wayOh the weird and wonderful things people have made! I think of painted lobster claws like this as coastal New England's answer to British vertebrae bone painted in the likeness of John Wesley. I believe this huge hand painted claw likely dates to the early 20th century, and, found in Maine, would guess that is likely where it originated. Really, who doesn't need one of these?! 11 1 8" l x 4 1 2" t x 2 3 8" d and in great condition. It does not seem