Another Beautiful Old Black Folk Art Bottle Doll with Astrican Hair small carved cat earlyish 20th century I believe

earlyish 20th century I believe

and wonderful topographic embellishment in ink

I love the fact that the two hooks below the shelf are just two bent nails

at least a handful of them frame-worthy and others perhaps fodder for other things

Another Beautiful Old Black Folk Art Bottle Doll with Astrican Hair small carved cat earlyish 20th century I believeAnother from the Rockport, MA estate of the artist, activist and collector Ellen Gabin, who had a special fondness for dolls I found the sister of this one a couple of months ago, then returned to find this one. With wonderful hand embroidered face including huge blue eyes and bright red smile showing a few teeth; to me she seems full of life and also gentleness. Black silk, I believe, with the upper body tightly stuffed and the lower half sewn over a