Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and the wonderfully bold black

and the wonderfully bold black that follows the incised lines around wings

clearly with old horizontal fold lines and a few small stains

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

The carving is just fantastic

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and the wonderfully bold blackI 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