Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees and a paper label on

and a paper label on the underside connecting it to the Glasgow United Evangelistic Association

and then an inside border of bunches of grapes on the vine

8 5/8 t at tail and in very good condition

7 5/8" t x 4 3/8" w x 1 1/2" d

To my eye a warmly cheerful and cheering thing

Large Expressively Carved Cat, Presumed Carribean trees and a paper label onPerhaps no better subject for a folk carving than a cat, as there are so many different cat aspects to capture. This carving I believe is likely Haitian or Cuban, given the nature of the wood and collection it came from. The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at, and into, one's soul, and enhances its steadfast seeming nature a cat not to be moved, also a bit owl like in its compactly perched stoicism. 6