Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Japanese ceramic plates A wonderful little finely hand-carved

A wonderful little finely hand-carved wooden Black Forest bear

" but have found it pretty rare to come across one for sale

And what a lot of service he has given over many years--punctured with stick pins on all sides and coming apart at a few of his seams

It measures 9 1/8" long x 6" deep x 3 5/8" tall

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman Japanese ceramic plates A wonderful little finely hand-carvedThis 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