Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting which features a buffalo emerging

which features a buffalo emerging from the side of the round shield in a manner so similar to this that I wonder if this plate was directly inspired by it

The last photo is of the backside of the rug

but surely this could be used for that as well

and with the end tip of the wood actually being a plug that pulls out

and its in good structural condition

Crazy Dog Folk Art Doorstop unique painting which features a buffalo emergingWhat a dog! One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class? they were definitely a thing), but this one is especially good in its crudeness and weirdness, with these completely uneven ears, crossed eyes, and I'm not sure what the black line is crossing just above its mouth! Really, just right. Signed on the bottom, justifiably so, but with the first name painted