Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair minimalist photograph With wonderful bushy eyebrows

With wonderful bushy eyebrows

With a great patina of wear from use

) decorated cross in the foreground reading "Peace on Earth

but certainly it would hold a great weight

In the photo

Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair minimalist photograph With wonderful bushy eyebrowsCarved folk art pipes like this make me long for the days when pipe smoking was common, and also remind me of the persistent human drive to make everyday things special, and personal though admittedly some manifestations of that drive are more exceptional than others! Wonderful face on this one, with strong nose, slightly open mouth, and an almost expressionistically carved head of hair. And with many years of use manifesting in a very rich patina,