Sweet Handmade Wooden Skunk on Nail Post school sampler and then wonderful decorative forms

and then wonderful decorative forms down the middle: windmill-like shapes at the center of each side

though I think it has a bit of a Mexican ratablo feel mixed in

not the date

3" across at base and 4 3/4" across at lip

4 3/8" tall x 3 15/16 wide x 2" deep not including hook

Sweet Handmade Wooden Skunk on Nail Post school sampler and then wonderful decorative formsI come across many more old wooden cutout bunnies and roosters intended for the yard than I do skunks, so I was pretty pleased to find this guy, who is perfectly skunklike but not fussy in the least. He definitely shows age, but if he lived outdoors I don't think it was through New England winters, as the wood and paint cloth are in good shape. His post is a very long nail rather than a spike, so it seems possible he could have been a topper on