Unusual Tall Carved Geometric Totem-like Whimsy! Sesame Street cooking monster I bought it at a

I bought it at a sale that included lots of Scandinavian modern

which I'd treat as a talisman

and then a rope border was glued around the perimeter as a final touch

whoever he is

The wood is 7/8" thick and the piece measures 1 7/8" across at the base

Unusual Tall Carved Geometric Totem-like Whimsy! Sesame Street cooking monster I bought it at aI have no idea the story behind this carving, but I think it's pretty cool! If Brancusi were to carve a whimsy, perhaps this is the sort of one he might make. There are a couple of round holes carved through the sides that suggest perhaps it was once part of something larger, or had plans to be, but I have no idea. As it stands and it stands vertically on its own I think it makes a pretty interesting object to set on a shelf or add to a collection of