Folk Art Man (Shriner?) with Great Face and Tray carved and painted face This is a handmade wooden

This is a handmade wooden Alebrije

Kellogg & Co

I'd guess 1920s-40s or so

or photographs of paintings--photographs as means of preserving earlier representations and ushering them forward

Very good condition in original box

Folk Art Man (Shriner?) with Great Face and Tray carved and painted face This is a handmade woodenI found this guy in Upstate NY near Albany, and while I don't usually go for folk art "butlers," he's shorter than most, easily set atop a table, and in his red cap looks to me like a Shriner, with tray out not to serve but rather to collect! Lots of personality in that painted face, too, looking both kindly and nervous or as if about to crack a joke! 19 1 2" t x 9 1 4" w at base x 4 1 2" d. Good condition, sturdy and sound, with general surface wear