Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair antique school geography Maine (the easternmost municipality in

Maine (the easternmost municipality in the contiguous U

very blue eyes

including little tin booties

I just love this and find it quite transcendent of its doily-hood

and I'm very tempted to keep it for myself--what a face

Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair antique school geography Maine (the easternmost municipality inCarved folk art pipes like this make me long for the days when pipe smoking was common, and also remind me of the persistent human drive to make everyday things special, and personal though admittedly some manifestations of that drive are more exceptional than others! Wonderful face on this one, with strong nose, slightly open mouth, and an almost expressionistically carved head of hair. And with many years of use manifesting in a very rich patina,