Seated Woman in Profile Mid-Century Relief Carving spice spoons Darkness and bigotry before her

Darkness and bigotry before her lie

I do think it was made very much in the tradition of antique carved folk art dolls

Pennsylvania

and shows a few smudges

really nice

Seated Woman in Profile Mid-Century Relief Carving spice spoons Darkness and bigotry before herThe soundtrack playing in my head when I look at this carving is Dolly Parton singing 9 to 5 her posture, and the combination of outstretched fingers on one hand and the other raised to her temple, suggest that she's endured a day, or quite a few, but still she looks quite self possessed, as if perhaps plotting to overthrow the system! Maybe that's just me, but pretty hard not to project a story onto this one I think, perfectly posed between sofa and