Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base antique christmas or maybe an offering to

or maybe an offering to the gods in hopes of love

which also seems ripe for becoming common once again

The center of the lid and base of the basket are woven with sweetgrass on the splint structure

but I just sort of fell in love with this little tin one

who shared a love of craft and form

Beautifully Aged, Serene Antique Carved Santos with Colorful Base antique christmas or maybe an offering toSuch a tall and gentle, serene feeling one, perhaps representing St. Francis, my favorite saint of all, but I'm not entirely certain. With a wonderfully carved face, the wood softened in the best way over the years, and perfect craquelure to the polychrome. The head was carved as a separate piece, and can be pulled out as the arms were somewhere along the way. The nicely colorful painted base is part of the carving, not a separate piece. 12 1 2" t. 3