Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder one looking like a fort

one looking like a fort set high atop a cliff

6 9/16" t x 3 1/8" w and in very good condition

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sitting on a bench and watching this woman who has surely made a daily habit of coming to feed these birds

but would also be fun for serving canapé

Old Folk Art Carved Found Wood Alligator Head holder one looking like a fortAnother singular folk creation of unknown origins, with one eye carved and the other a burl, which I imagine is what spurred its creation to begin with, as its maker saw an alligator in there just waiting to be coaxed out! And indeed, it seems rather as if it always existed, with dark (scalded i believe), craggy surface to the wood giving it quite a primordial feel very alligator esque! The shape of the head follows the natural form of the wood such