Negative Face, Evocative 1941 Signed Plaster Mold hand-stitched face and with a green wooden

and with a green wooden handle looped with wire twisted onto a heart at the end

and those brass buttoned coats

folded over at the ends to hold it together

The presumed tapir shows a glue mend on one rear leg and leans to one side though does stand and does so especially well on the back of the other

Negative Face, Evocative 1941 Signed Plaster Mold hand-stitched face and with a green woodenOne half of a an old plaster mold, whether for casting a head to become part of a larger thing or just to make a small bust I'm not sure, but incised LV3 POV on reverse, and dated November 11, 1941. With a compelling elusiveness to the shadowy face, revealing different aspects from different angles, feeling very excellent as a sculpture unto itself now. 5 11 16 t x 4 5 8 w (straight across) x approx 2 d and in good condition, with a nice patina to the