Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing It's been a while since

It's been a while since I grabbed a squeeze toy

and old wooden boxes

Looking closely at the wood one finds a little shimmer of gold paint here or there--super subtle

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

shields on short sides

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage ink drawing It's been a while sinceAnother 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