Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb Exemplifying exquisite craft

Exemplifying exquisite craft

4 1/8" tall x 4" wide

and the stone appears well worn with a dip in the middle from use

it reveals itself slowly

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb Exemplifying exquisite craftI 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