Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts Native American portrait or just bounce around a

or just bounce around a bit

Here are two--the dark one (a dark blue-gray) I think was maybe a hand-sander

they are really inspiring me add vintage Japanese fans to my ongoing collecting obsessions

a salesman sample I am pretty certain

where there is a thin split in the wood but it is still holding fine

Curious Pair of Old Carved Birds (Falcons?) on Posts Native American portrait or just bounce around aI purchased this these from a dealer based in Pennsylvania, but really don't know anything specific about them. I take them for falcons, calling to mind ancient Egyptian ones; they also remind me of a couple of old men standing on the corner talking about sports and neighborhood news! It seems possible they actually functioned as decoys of sorts, as there are a bunch of holes in the wood, as if a woodpecker went to work pecking away at them, and I