Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose red stone or at a library

or at a library

They've definitely been around and show a few small chips here and then

A little bit of roughness--not quite a perfectly sharp point--at the tip

with minor wear along the bottom corner edges

was made by Illinois Glass

Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose red stone or at a libraryOver time I've become more and more attracted to things transformed by time and the forces of nature in this case that force likely being a mouse who nibbled away at this creature's nose! My guess is that this is meant to be a weasel, with its head, carved from a separate piece of wood and attached by post, turning all the way around in a very weasel like manner! Definitely primitive looking, it seems to me to have a good amount of age, but I'm not