Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask The corners have a tiny

The corners have a tiny bit of rounding to the them but are pretty darn close to square

75" long x 3" wide x 1 5/8" tall

I like the idea of this antique souvenir being used to mark places for future journeys in a giant world atlas

and with holes for eyes

just contribute to its presence and richness as an object with a long history

Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving odd fellows mask The corners have a tinyI believe this tall, bearded fellow is Canadian, but I don't know much more than that. With these white spatters on his face, coat and pants, I like to think of him as an artist (perhaps a self portrait), though he also looks a bit as if he might be just in from a long day fishing out in the rain or snow. I really love the intensity of his face, with this piercing dark blue eyes and straight line of a red mouth, and his exaggerated height, which gives