A elderly friend of mine shows me these two photos on his phone .
He has had this American Indian ornament for several decades and has no idea of its original purpose or from what it was originally fitted to.
It is photographed sitting on a standard size house brick .
We are also unsure if painted colors are original .
I have tried using the photo on google lens app and the internet , and it comes up with suggestions of all kinds from bonnet / hood / radiator ornament to book ends for bookshelf to ornament on doorstop.
Im thinking if it was doorstop and you accidently kicked it bare foot you see Red ! & that would definitley send smoke signals from your ears !
I am suspecting it could be automotive related but open to suggestions please.
Using google lens i was hoping for a same same image result but not to be .
Thanks
Todd Evans