Super Folky Old Hand-carved Nutcracker with Great Face Pacific Northwest Native basket leaves and vines

leaves and vines

and I think a pretty fantastic object

The drawing is signed (on the shoulder of the figure) W

but I think it is absolutely fantastic

and who doesn't know someone who could use a little recognition of their merits

Super Folky Old Hand-carved Nutcracker with Great Face Pacific Northwest Native basket leaves and vinesI have a very strong association of nutcrackers with Christmas, dating back to the year my grandfather gifted us grandkids bags of walnuts, each of which he had painstakingly split apart, stuffed with dollar bills, and glued back together again! This great old super folky hand carved one with red and green painted hat and great teeth is just my kind of nutcracker, making cracking nuts feel pretty fun and festive whether stuffed with $ or not! I would