Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups but it will move

but it will move

It appears that all of the original pieces are here

scattered stains and age toning as pictured but really great looking still and with no folds or tears

one color at a time

Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman tea cups but it will moveI read this figure as a woman, and what first came to my mind when I saw it was Willa Cather's My Antonia, or perhaps a character from Steinbeck, persevering with grace and determination through one trial after another. She looks a bit weary for sure, but to me like quite a force, and I find this carving beautifully tender and nuanced and honest of the sort that might offer a feeling of kinship when things feel pretty tough! 6 13 16" x 5 1 8" x 7 8"