Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman cast Really a beautiful piece as

Really a beautiful piece as well as a very usable one

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which I'd guess dates to the mid 19th century or so

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Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman cast Really a beautiful piece asThis 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