Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage Romanian kilim This dark green painted bentwood

This dark green painted bentwood box features finely rendered flying gold-painted cranes or herons amid curling lines evocative of clouds or water

I think this little old handmade wooden box is very sweet

very good condition

and has a wonderful

as it is the bottom one that is signed: FRAM on the long side

Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage Romanian kilim This dark green painted bentwoodMy guess it that this wonderfully expressive carved bird is indeed the work of well known, self taught Haitian artist Andr V. Dimanche (1901 1988), but it is unsigned, so I am not 100% certain. It bears an extremely close resemblance to other carved standing birds by the artist, including two currently on the website of Indigo Arts, including this Mother Bird with Young, 1970, viewable here. I purchased this piece at the estate sale of gallerist