Signed Folk Art Carving of Pointing Hand early american painting with the lids adding another

with the lids adding another 1

are also found carved of wood

If I were to imagine the perfect single ball in cage whimsy

with an unglazed area on the underside

unused condition

Signed Folk Art Carving of Pointing Hand early american painting with the lids adding anotherI found this carving at an antiques shop in Maine, along with a carved spruce gum box listed separately, and have a bit of feeling that they were done by the same maker. The box held a deck of early 20th century alphabet cards, so I might guess that both this and the box date to around then, though I am not 100% sure. Carved into the underside of the base of the hand is what looks to be "MC11," perhaps the initials of the carver and the year 1911. In