Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman cast authors Christopher Alexander

authors Christopher Alexander

in excellent vintage condition (photos are shot through the glass of the frame

long-necked birds (emu

Lewis Ponds

and date from the 1960s-80s

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman cast authors Christopher AlexanderThis 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