Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man cross flags urban scenes

urban scenes

no notable warping to the wood

many of quite poignant and absolutely frame worthy

Such a sweet and curious little owl

1950s-60s I believe

Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man cross flags urban scenesI could not resist bringing this piece into my care, at least for a bit! A great example of creative "make do" resourcefulness, it's an old stair baluster into which little faces were carved on both sides of one end, each with its own personality: one seeming almost on the verge of cracking a smile; the other looking quite distressed! (The eyebrows are my favorite.) And at the other end, what could definitely read as a phallus! Late 19th century or so