Vintage Folk Art Large Wood Hand Carved Penguin Sculpture

  

THIS PENGUIN CARVING CAME FROM AN ESTATE OF A NAVY MAN. HE SPENT TIME IN ANTARCTICA AND WAS INFLUENCED BY THE PENGUINS. IT IS WELL DONE, NICE MELLOWED PAINT, WOODEN TOENAILS, TACK EYES, JUST A NICE EXAMPLE OF WHAT HE SAW DURING HIS TOUR. WAS DONE IN THE LATE FIFTIES IN MAINE.

PROBABLY MADE OF PINE WITH A HARDWOOD BASE. IT IS ABOUT 21 INCHES HIGH AND AROUND 8 INCHES HIGH. THE PUTY OR FILLER AT THE RIGHT SHOULDER IS MISSING A BIT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE ARMS ARE PEGGED ON. A PERFECT ADDITION TO YOUR MAN CAVE, LODGE, CABIN OR TROPICAL INTERIOR.

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