Vintage Folk Art Oriole, Signed H. Sloan, Maine rose design toning and stains as evident

toning and stains as evident and a small tear at lower left corner

I assume this cool hand carved propeller once attached to what would have been quite a large model airplane

It seems a bit of an unusual gift for a Japanese police officer (one assumes) to give an American lieutenant

all directed toward the book resting on her knees

which is signed with what appears to be AAConglo on the shoulder of the larger figure (possible AA are the initials of the artist and Conglo is the title of the painting

Vintage Folk Art Oriole, Signed H. Sloan, Maine rose design toning and stains as evidentThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. Clearly he loved his birds, perhaps including as a vehicle for bright color, as is the the case with this charming orange Oriole. 5 3 8" long measured beak to tail; 3 3 8"