Perfect Old Pair of Carved Wooden Pumps mod 3" l x 2 1/2"

3" l x 2 1/2" t x 1"d

looks rather as if it emerged from the fungus conk itself

sometimes as gifts and sometimes

all about form and shade achieved through density of line

Perfect Old Pair of Carved Wooden Pumps mod 3" l x 2 1/2"Photos don't really capture the beauty of these carved shoes, and they make the wood, pine I believe, look a bit darker in spots than it is but so it is. (Trust me, they're great!) And for me it is very much about the two shoes as a pair, feeling like narrative full stand ins for an absent woman (who left them behind and is out wearing flats!) Sometimes carved miniature shoes like these were carved to house pin cushions, but there is no evidence here