Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but his human friend is

but his human friend is looking like he may have been through a bit of a hard time as well

but with plenty of use in it yet and structurally sound

Inside are five lacquer bowls of diminishing size

CT and there were a few varieties of these they produced

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket but his human friend isI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender