Long Carved Folk Art Wood Spoon with Monograms and Face, 1910 folk art game marker There is a thin

There is a thin

handle alone 7 7/8" long

with hints as to its possession in the 1940s woven through

and have to think this one was done by him as well--perhaps in advance of a more polished final version

just missing the toe on one foot

Long Carved Folk Art Wood Spoon with Monograms and Face, 1910 folk art game marker There is a thinSatisfying form, substantial weight and nice long handle to this old hand carved spoon, but it is the details that make it: two monograms on the bowl of the spoon, the number 10 on the back of it, plus "America", a strange little alien esque face, the date 5 22 10 [1910 I'm pretty certain], various passages of cross hatching, and one more monogram on the handle. I've been paying attention to old carved spoons lately, as they're really about as central