Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers handmade wooden game indicating that these were actively

indicating that these were actively used

making them feel super expressive and full of life

Signed (incised) on the bottom with what looks to be Tamsin (

early-ish 20th century I would guess

13" t x 9 1/8" w x 1 5/8" d

Lovely and Delicate Pair of Maine Folk Art Pipers handmade wooden game indicating that these were activelySuch a sweet pair it seems right they should stay together, one a sandpiper and the other a black bellied plover I believe, both of which would scurry around the seashores of Maine, which I believe is where they originated. Such magical creatures to watch in action, and I think these carvings due full justice to their delicacy and elegance and light on their feet precision. And how to beat those fields of black dots against creamy white? Plover (black