Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and would guess 1920s-30s

and would guess 1920s-30s

Inside are five lacquer bowls of diminishing size

clearly with old horizontal fold lines and a few small stains

but with plenty of use in it yet and structurally sound

Much Weathered, Very Expressive Antique Carved Wooden Santo Head woman carrying basket and would guess 1920s-30sI assume this carved head of a bearded man came from a very old figure representing a saint, or perhaps Jesus himself? I might guess European, but I'm really not sure, and would certainly think based on the weathering of the wood that it was situated outdoors. Now, I must say it indeed feels pretty ancient and pretty holy (including literally, as a portion of the back of the head has been eaten or eroded away!) and to my eye a very beautiful, tender