Painted Handmade Wooden Penguin with Long Nose Alice Nanogak I believe they were soda

I believe they were soda fired

original to the piece I believe

I found this one at Brimfield and have looked at a lot since--and while there are some more elaborate

I love this thing

this was my very favorite—perhaps including for the fact that his light-filled modern home was also completely loaded with iconic mid-century furniture

Painted Handmade Wooden Penguin with Long Nose Alice Nanogak I believe they were sodaAnother sweet handmade wooden animal to add the the menagerie. I really love the painting on this skinny penguin, plus its disproportionately large head and ochre colored long nose and then those tiny little feet, upon which it balances perfectly. Pretty great, and signed on the underside of one foot, with what appears to read Nak Nik (or possibly Mak Mik!) Great vintage condition. 4 3 8" tall x 1 1 2" wide x 2 3 4" deep (at nose!)