Evocative 1877 Plaster Portrait Mold of Bearded Gentleman wooden envelope particularly distinguished by this matte

particularly distinguished by this matte green jacket with felt-like surface

made by someone a hundred years ago or so with a great aesthetic sensibility I think

and perfect now for taking to the store filled out in advance

The armadillo measures 7 1/2" long x 1 3/4" tall x 1 3/8" wide

My guess is that it comes from the Baker Lake region of the Kivalliq Region

Evocative 1877 Plaster Portrait Mold of Bearded Gentleman wooden envelope particularly distinguished by this matteI think I'd be way less interested in the cast plaster portraits created from this than I am in the mold itself, which I find super evocative and a bit haunting too, with all of its patina now making it feel a bit like a momento mori. I don't know who this man was, but there is a date of 1877 carved into the back. Around the perimeter is an old iron wire holding it together one assumes added at the time it cracked along his shoulder with a beautiful