SOLD Blue Folk Art Rhino (or Dino?), Painted Wooden Cutout black stone 6 5/16" across at rim

6 5/16" across at rim

Sold as found in a frame that looks to be lacquered and painted wood and shows a bit of loss around a couple of edges

Flat on the backside and unsigned

Whaling scenes are frequently featured on Makah baskets and were reenacted in traditional Makah marriage proposal ceremonies: a canoe full of whalers

I found these along with two old block houses of the same ilk

SOLD Blue Folk Art Rhino (or Dino?), Painted Wooden Cutout black stone 6 5/16" across at rimI first took this for a rhinoceros, but now I am wondering if it might not be a Styracosaurus or some other one horned dinosaur? Rhinos do look a lot like dinos, so I think one can call it whatever one likes, and certainly it's blue paint facilitates make believe! I really love the smiling face and yellow horn combination, and how it appears as if creeping along stealthily despite its voluminous rear! Pure delight. 7 1 8" l x 4 1 2" t x 1 2" thick and