Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing still in excellent condition but

still in excellent condition but with a gorgeous patina

stacked in a group and looking very much like a minimalist sculpture

Late 18th/early 19th c

which I believe dates to the 1920s

former home of the NYT and for which Times Square is named

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing still in excellent condition butI know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to