Carved and Painted Native American Whirligig Figure optical art ) (I might be tempted

)  (I might be tempted to carefully cut a few of the alphabets out to frame

but i'd just leave it alone

Drawings measure 9 3/4" x 7 7/16"

were once displayed as wall ornaments: I carefully peeled some old adhesive off of their backs

and a couple of chips to the lacquer--one to the left of the rear hinge

Carved and Painted Native American Whirligig Figure optical art ) (I might be temptedIt's the carved head on this figure that really made me fall in love with him, with this wonderfully strong triangular nose, straight line for a mouth and deep set eyes mostly holding onto their original black and white paint. Certainly once paddles extended from his arms, which would spin in the wind, but I rather like the straight across line of his empty hands nowor one could stick other things through the holes at the end of his arms! 7 5 8" t x 5