Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing ) Something to my eye

) Something to my eye very satisfying about this one in a stand alone way--especially the learning of that rake against parallelogram of a trough

which I almost removed but decided to leave on as it is part of this board's pretty fantastic patina

which I believe dates to the 1920s

and peas growing in limestone and water

Whether or not indeed "The Greatest Fortune Teller in the World" as he claimed to be

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing ) Something to my eyeI know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to