Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome prismatic reading glasses This 19th c

This 19th c

which seems rather aligned with his youthfulness and rather searching expression (and I must say that without the red robe and tassel

plus that pink border with tiny knots along the top

more pronounced in photos (shot with magnification) than in hand

simple black frame

Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome prismatic reading glasses This 19th cThe loveliest example of a figurative slingshot as I believe I've ever seen, and just a marvelous carving which I take as a tender portrayal of the love of a mother for her child (and determination to use a slingshot or any other means necessary to protect him!) I am pretty certain this is Guatemalan, where the slingshot is a traditional handicraft, distinguishable by the forked end, which would be strung with the sling; one sees these incorporating a