Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold I can't find another one

I can't find another one anywhere out there exactly like this one

so know for sure they date to the late 1800s--and of course the British Museum should have them

(Perhaps collected by a teacher

Lace: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

16" t x 14 15/16" w

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle pretzel mold I can't find another oneI know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to