Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage lacquer box Tears to the lower corner

Tears to the lower corner of front cover and a couple of inside pages plus one partial page

cane in hand

the loose ends could be cut off if desired

and religious and mythological paintings

Vintage Carving of Intense Girl with Braids, Presumed Hispaniolan vintage lacquer box Tears to the lower cornerAnother from the estate of an artist, activist, world traveller, collector, dealer and dear friend in Rockport, MA, which I would guess is Cuban, as she travelled there many times, or perhaps Haitian. I love the intensity and focus expressed in that face, and of course her wonderfully carved braids, pulled forward from behind her ears to frame her face. A great one in the company of other carved heads and figures, but with a very strong presence all