Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames The near-black side clearly once

The near-black side clearly once showed a message spelled out in pins

I'd have to guess WWI on this guy

There in one small rough spot on the exterior

6" tall x 2 5/8" in diameter and in very good condition

There is a split running vertically down the left side about 1/4 of the way in

Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames The near-black side clearly onceAll the better in person, the carving on this is really quite stunning, especially that hair!!! Politician? Banker? Business owner? Surely some sort of power broker, looking prosperous and ambitious and perhaps a little smug too in his jacket and bow tie and slightly doubled chin. A wonderful addition to a wall of portraits, I'd say, and quite a fun one to carry on an ongoing conversation with; I don't think he'd shy away from a lively debate!