Old Wooden Barbell with Hand-drawn Faces native clay I am listing additional examples

I am listing additional examples from the same portfolio in a separate posting

9 3/4" x 6 1/2"

but these classic Heller lidded bowls are so good

I'm pretty certain this dates to right around 1830

and with a widest diameter of about 1 1/2"

Old Wooden Barbell with Hand-drawn Faces native clay I am listing additional examplesJust a fun one or two! Wooden barbells always seem a bit of a funny thing to me, as if lifting 3 4 of a pound would do a lot for one's muscles, but I'm glad they exist, and especially the two faces drawn long ago on this one, one looking rather flirty and the other more pensive and perhaps mildly concerned. Certainly encouragement to do a little very light weight lifting, and of course a nice addition to a group of carvings or folky faces of whatever