Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette strikers in a nice period frame

in a nice period frame with wood backing

The bear grass and cedar bark used are materials indigenous to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington

especially pronounced on the interior of the basket where their original saturation is preserved

I'm not quite sure what breed of bird with this fantastic rainbow of tail feathers

and this is a bit of an unusual one

Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette strikers in a nice period frameFrom the same Rockport, MA collection as the painted tintype I just listed (and the other photos I've listed today too), a smiling photo statuette of a pretty young woman, c. 1950s I believe. I find the effect of transforming a photograph into a statuette such a curious thing like a doll, to be moved around, ready to be dropped into different scenarios which in this case seems precisely right, as one imagines this young woman's future had yet to be