Handmade Outsider Folk Art Wood Plank Wall Figure, Rustic Primitive, 16.5-Inch

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This vintage wall-mounted figure represents American folk-art construction using plank elements, hardware fasteners, and a simplified human form.

The 16.5-inch … Read more This vintage wall-mounted figure represents American folk-art construction using plank elements, hardware fasteners, and a simplified human form.

The 16.5-inch composition employs a flat wooden board as the central body, with applied limbs and oversized circular eyes typical of mid-twentieth-century vernacular craft. Handmade wall figures of this type appeared across rural American settings, where scrap hardwood and available tools enabled small-scale decorative production.

The brown stained finish emphasizes the domestic workshop origins and modest design intent. The object reflects functional display rather than play use, connecting to rustic interior environments and primitive collecting categories.


Provenance details unknown; acquired directly from a Northern California collection.

Measurements: 16.5"H x 4"W x 2"D

Condition: Very good vintage condition some patina

Weight: 11 oz

Origin: United States

Style: Rustic, Folk Art

Age: 1940's See less