Fabulous Little Carved Toy Boat with Nails and Wire Everywhere gold toned carefully studying its pictures of

carefully studying its pictures of wild animals in Africa and imagining himself sailing down the Nile

Such a strong graphic these four figures make as they march in lockstep along the length of this arrow

but they definitely had some carving abilities

The back of this striking rug marvelously tells the story of its making--an intense storm of yarns of every color knotted and hanging loose after having been woven to form the dense patterns on the opposite side

maybe from a wire or dowel

Fabulous Little Carved Toy Boat with Nails and Wire Everywhere gold toned carefully studying its pictures ofI'm a complete sucker for a handmade toy boat, my favorite being ones, just like this, that embody the perfect merger of humble materials and lots of effort! I think the lines on this little motor boat are great, and really love the cutout windows at the the helm and the tiny steering wheel one can spy from above. Nails and wire rails (maybe staples partially pulled out?) all along the sides and on the roof too. Just a great one, with some fair age to