Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design especially on the hand

especially on the hand

which doesn't happen very often

Earlyish 20th century I would guess

and I do think pretty charming

It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect

Poignant Old Carving of Miner with Pick Axe scallop design especially on the handI find this a pretty poignant carving, embodying a sense of honest labor both in terms of the subject and the manner of the carving, and drawing a bit of a parallel between the miner with his pick axe and the carver with his chisel, at least in my mind. It looks to me that he has a headlight on his hat, and then this stoic face with straight mouth and bulbous nose, looking as if he has been hard at work for many many years, and, sleeves rolled up, is