Fabulous 1950s Folk Art Woven Paper Over Wood Rattlesnake on Cardboard steel weight who seems to have been

who seems to have been assisted with narrative by a mother or a teacher in a few spots--though Milly has tried her hand at writing here and there too

but I've looked at enough of these to believe it is mid 1800s

24" long x 18" tall with two "s" hooks at top for hanging

I found it along with three very sweet homemade railroad crossing signs  nd a cool watertower

There are lots of gorgeous old weathered wooden ones out there

Fabulous 1950s Folk Art Woven Paper Over Wood Rattlesnake on Cardboard steel weight who seems to have beenA note on the back of this wonderful snake tells us that it was made in spring or early summer 1957 at a YMCA in Washington DC as the bottom of a pipe rack which definitely makes me wish I could see the whole pipe rack, and also makes me think the classes at that particular YMCA must have been pretty amazing. It appears that the snake was carved of wood then very painstaking decorated with layers of brown and black cut paper, laid down layer by layer,