Folk Art Wood Whirligig with Lumberjack

Early to mid-20th century, polychrome painted wood and metal rods and wires to form whirligig with lumberjack sawing wood, fitted to wooden rod on rectangular stand, unmarked.

24 x 15 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.

Private Collection, Edenton, North Carolina

Looseness to several joints; wood log element no longer nailed to stand; break and repair to base of stand; whirligig not secured to wooden stand; scattered areas of paint loss and flaking; rusting to some metal elements; needs repair to be fully operational.