Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 antique chest I would hang this directly

I would hang this directly on the wall

And I believe it is a bee

and then these terrific bone medallions (round on one side

paint is not peeling or shedding at all

Black roof: 4 3/8" wide and deep

Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 antique chest I would hang this directlyA note on the underside of this carved alligator informs us that it won 3rd place in the Douval County Fair, Jacksonville, Florida in 1971 which must have been a fierce competition, as how could this wonderful guy not take take top prize??! It's maker carved a fancy monogram there too, which suggests he or she was pretty proud of it, and also makes me think it was not their first carving. Great carved scales all down its back, and tiny white teeth