Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan clouds The vase features a wonderfully

The vase features a wonderfully earthy

The leather on this one is very well worn and dry and cracking in spots

It measures 7" tall x 4 1/8" in diameter

This is the largest of three old steel die I am listing

and the base of the house unscrews to release one's loot

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan clouds The vase features a wonderfullyAnother 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