Excellent Vintage Kid Drawing of WWII “Shark” Fighter Plane relief carved I'd place this among my

I'd place this among my favorite finds ever

11 x 2 9/16”

Very late 19th or early 20th century

Photos show first the brighter blue then the paler blue bird

who signed it "an Ellie Creation" on the back

Excellent Vintage Kid Drawing of WWII “Shark” Fighter Plane relief carved I'd place this among myThe fact of this aggressive Shark mouthed fighter jet being naively rendered in what looks to me like marker though with a crayon sort of feel transforms it into a much more empathetic thing, and I think the face of this shark looks far more trepidatious than threatening! Terrific color, and I love the plane's placement toward the top of the board with lots of air around it. Signed by its maker, I'd guess a boy of about 14 at the time! Board measures