Incredible Sculptural Antique Wooden Saddle with Original Rope Joinings swarming birds The rest is ink and

The rest is ink and watercolor

3 1/4" tall x 3 1/4" wide and deep overall

22 1/8" long x 9 3/8" tall (including metal stand)

strong enough to be formed into large pieces of equipment like this huge funnel

wonderful pattens

Incredible Sculptural Antique Wooden Saddle with Original Rope Joinings swarming birds The rest is ink andI found this wooden saddle in Massachusetts, though am not sure where it came from; I just found it a phenomenal sculptural object, which also reads quite like a very primitive, large mask when hung on the wall, with ear like pieces at top. Definitely it is quite old, with fabulous fat iron nails all over, a hand hammered iron strip along one curve, and then these two areas of woven and knotted rope on the face, looking rather like God's eyes and