Man with Cap Small Carved Bust ornamental plates and a nice hook closure

and a nice hook closure at front and hinge on back

and then 1917

Produced by Marbell Stone Art

The bowl with the "X" design at center of each side measures 6 7/8" across at wides and 3 3/4" tall

Man with Cap Small Carved Bust ornamental plates and a nice hook closureI can't decide for sure whether that hat on this guy is a hunting cap with the ear flaps up, or an engineers cap? I could easily see him at the helm of a train, periodically sounding the whistle, but could also imagine him out in the woods, with his over sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance! Either way, a sweet, fairly old carving, and nice addition to any carved cast of characters. Just shy of