Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing A fabulous set of old

A fabulous set of old wooden jackstraws

This sculpture to me feels really sincere

but when laid on its side it can be positioned however one likes

is only partially filled

The form is that of a spill vase

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing A fabulous set of oldAnother from the estate of an artist, activist, world traveller, collector, dealer and dear friend in Rockport, MA, which I would guess is Cuban, as she travelled there many times, or perhaps Haitian. I love the intensity and focus expressed in that face, and of course her wonderfully carved braids, pulled forward from behind her ears to frame her face. A great one in the company of other carved heads and figures, but with a very strong presence all