Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Italian pottery vase in alternating white and red

in alternating white and red stylized text (in relief) are the names of each product in various languages

Overall dimensions: 7 1/2" tall x 8" wide when spread

Only recently did I learn--through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks--that it was made by Michael Cohen

With great lines and a gold rim too

not including woven hanging loops at top or fringe at bottom

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Italian pottery vase in alternating white and redThis wonderful carving of a nude woman who, I presume, based on her face and black hair, gathered in the back, is Native American makes me want to stand up straighter and carry myself with even half of the dignity she seems to possess. I don't know anything about the origins of this carving, which I purchased (along with a stunning architectural whimsy) from a terrific dealer at Todd Farm Flea Market in Rowley, MA, but am pretty certain she is quite