Vintage Folk Art Japanese Crane, Signed H. Sloan, Maine antique basket with wood handle sent by "Red" from Camp

sent by "Red" from Camp Red Wedge

I believe--features a rectangular top

clearly handmade from a scrap chunk of wood

as well as a few others I am listing from a couple years earlier

and a latch at the center of the front

Vintage Folk Art Japanese Crane, Signed H. Sloan, Maine antique basket with wood handle sent by "Red" from CampThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. As a Mainer, certainly he saw plenty of heron and egrets, but this is specifically a Japanese crane, as noted on the underside of the base. 7 1 4" t x 5 5 8" long beak to