Wonderful Hand-carved Folk Art Cathedral with Iron Buttresses cast bronze object which adds to its slightly

which adds to its slightly sinister look

and "Naive Art" came into fashion

formerly the property of the West Peabody Branch library in MA

with what I guess is a lucky horseshoe bejeweled with topaz

from which the head and arms of a young monkey are emerging

Wonderful Hand-carved Folk Art Cathedral with Iron Buttresses cast bronze object which adds to its slightlyThis amazing little cathedral I know came from the estate of a pastor in Iowa, who had quite a collection of small folk art cathedrals, that I am sorry not to have landed more of. This one, though, I think was the best of all of them, including hand carved (whittled, really) spires, and then these great bent iron buttresses all the way around. I am not the least bit religious, but I believe in the holiness of this; so good! 5 1 4" l x 2 7 8" w x 4 1