Carved Old Wooden Mountain Man Hermit with Bark Beau Brummel There are a series of

There are a series of X's carved lightly into the exterior near the top on one side

with the clay body showing through especially on and near the foot

stiff gray board and dated on the back 5/19/76

There are a few irregularities to the glazing

There is some spotting to the pith paper and one very light crease (visible only if viewed from a certain angle) and a few small holes in the paper near the right side

Carved Old Wooden Mountain Man Hermit with Bark Beau Brummel There are a series ofI guess these sorts of men, carved out of (into?) a knotty old piece of wood with bark still on it, are often referred to as mountain men, or wood spirits. I think of this guy as more of a hermit, and in fact he makes me think of Saint Francis in the wild, living at peace among the forest and animals. Though not easy to photograph (he absorbs all the light!), he's quite wonderfully done I think and definitely quite old; the wood is worn smooth with a