Wonderful Folk Art Relief Carving of Man on Horse with Dog drying rack she wrote and illustrated numerous

she wrote and illustrated numerous books

This and the rest from what I understand came from a  sketchbook of drawings Malta did in the 1930s or so

7" long x 2 3/8" in diameter

the  moon over his shoulder and halo of stars above him

I'm quite charmed by this swinging tabletop picture frame

Wonderful Folk Art Relief Carving of Man on Horse with Dog drying rack she wrote and illustrated numerousI purchased this piece online and wasn't entirely sure of it, but it is really fantastic, and photos really do not do it justice. It is deeply and beautifully carved, with the grain of the wood adding to the terrific sculptural quality of the man and his horse, fence, dog, and this interesting sort of abstract form at right. I especially love the face of the figure and hat held high in a wave to us! And then leather and gold toned wire added for the