Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean Artesania Rinconada orange tiger Newer nails recently used to

Newer nails recently used to shore it up in the frame

1940s or so

I have thoroughly documented it from all views in photos

) Plus wonderfully naive faces all around

Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean Artesania Rinconada orange tiger Newer nails recently used toPerhaps no better subject for a folk carving than a cat, as there are so many different cat aspects to capture. This carving I believe is likely Haitian or Cuban, given the nature of the wood and collection it came from. The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at, and into, one's soul, and enhances its steadfast seeming nature a cat not to be moved, also a bit owl like in its compactly perched stoicism. 6