Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather with what I believe are

with what I believe are horsehair bristles running both horizontally

which makes him the perfect finger puppet

and the stitching holding them together just beautiful

understandably

Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather with what I believe areI don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice), but I think it is pretty terrific. My guess is that it is American, and her face and fantastic mane give it a late 60s early 70s feel to me, but I am really not sure. I love the way her hair wraps around all three sides of the sculpture, echoed by the deeply carved lines of the sheet draped over and around her. But perhaps what I love most