Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue ribbon Use it with a flower

Use it with a flower frog to create a striking arrangement

8 1/4" tall x  5" widest

and leave it on the counter or sideboard otherwise just to admire

A wonderful little bud vase

which should be easily glued or taped back in place

Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue ribbon Use it with a flowerWhat I love about this vintage carved lion is its very long tongue! It's made of bone and painted with a red stripe down the middle, then framed by bone fangs on either side making for quite a dramatic portrayal of a creature on the prowl! The eyes are bone too, and the rest of it carved of ebony. Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old. Overall good condition. There are a couple of splits scrapes on the surface of its