Fabulous c. 1930s Painted Relief Carved Portrait of Native American Beauty Ballantine handy way to order 5 7/8" tall

5 7/8" tall

held together it looks to me by just a couple of nails at the top and then a few more nailed in from the underside of the base

I think likely done by a child at a later date

The box measures 10" x 4 3/4" x 1 1/4"

which I am listing separately as I think they would make for great little presents or stocking stuffers for children and adults alike--much nicer when enjoyed outside of the pressures of a test

Fabulous c. 1930s Painted Relief Carved Portrait of Native American Beauty Ballantine handy way to order 5 7/8" tallI love this carving, particularly for how resolved and confident it feels, and how proud and self possessed she seems herself. Wonderfully voluptuous facial features in silhouette and then this magnificent curve of helmet like headdress, with exuberantly painted decoration for head band and huge earrings in the middle. Plus what I believe is a lock of hair curling around her earlobe. This one feels quite singular to me. 10 5 8" x 8 3 4" x 13 16 d" and