Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb truly stunning piece

truly stunning piece

The stone on the top of the box appears to be Red Jasper

which would have been used by an individual student

it reveals itself slowly

4 1/8" tall x 4" wide

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb truly stunning pieceI discovered this wonderful little clay woman with child at the estate sale of a choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, who had a fantastic collection of objects from around the world, ancient to contemporary and I fell in love with her immediately. I love the black hair, big round painted eye with sculpted nose between them, the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers, and the way she lifts and cradles her child, who so intimately