Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Japanese ceramic plates plus a long pinkish wooden

plus a long pinkish wooden nose

The bowl with the "X" design at center of each side measures 6 7/8" across at wides and 3 3/4" tall

as if ready to hop away

And what a lot of service he has given over many years--punctured with stick pins on all sides and coming apart at a few of his seams

" but have found it pretty rare to come across one for sale

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Japanese ceramic plates plus a long pinkish woodenThis wonderful carving of a nude woman who, I presume, based on her face and black hair, gathered in the back, is Native American makes me want to stand up straighter and carry myself with even half of the dignity she seems to possess. I don't know anything about the origins of this carving, which I purchased (along with a stunning architectural whimsy) from a terrific dealer at Todd Farm Flea Market in Rowley, MA, but am pretty certain she is quite