Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era Published by Oxford University Press

Published by Oxford University Press in 1977

as well documented in photos

with just a tiny loss of paint in a couple of spots

Something related to spinning wool

it is in excellent vintage condition

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era Published by Oxford University PressI 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