Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art as opposed to many "wood

as opposed to many "wood spirit" carvings--faces carved into branches with the bark on them--which are pretty kitschy

There is a loop at top from which it could be hung from a wire or ribbon or string--I might suggest from the ceiling so as to float in mid-air like the sun

perhaps it was once part of something larger—I am not sure

all hand-embroidered

would make an especially nice valentine of sorts for whoever is one's "Best of All

Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art as opposed to many "woodI found these together in a box, clearly carved by the same maker, and I believe the same maker as a bunch of heads chess pieces carved of old wood spools, listed separately. I love the whole lot of these, but it makes me especially happy that there is a tiny turtle smiling among them! The posture of what I take as a sitting bear is pretty wonderful too, as is that little elephant, and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest