Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher vintage folk art sculpture but maybe just precious jewels

but maybe just precious jewels

What to make of the bust on pillar with pink ribbon

in this case the shell of a walnut

the tip shows the same color as the rest

and instead turned up a snapshot in the collection of the St

Old Folk Art Sewer Tile Bear with Flat Back, Wrapped Tail, and Cypher vintage folk art sculpture but maybe just precious jewelsI found this old bear in Pennsylvania, a folk art sewer tile end of day creation I believe, with terrific all over incising into the clay to evince fur, and my favorite detail the tail wrapped around one hind leg. Two little holes for the nostrils pressed into the underside of the snout, too. Really a sweet and singular one, with flat back that seems poised for carrying friends! Early 20th century I believe, with two marks or initials scratched into