Small Carved Veiled Nude carved soapstone sculpture whose recorded feats included lifting

whose recorded feats included lifting 500 pounds with one finger and backlifting 4

) and it appears that the final page or two and were torn out

nothing fussy or perfect about it

and the tail has come unravelled

Steel I believe

Small Carved Veiled Nude carved soapstone sculpture whose recorded feats included liftingI dont know anything about this carving, which I found in Maine, but its quite finely done, the wood looks to me like walnut, and shes got an Art Nouveau Arts and Crafts feel to me. I of course like her contradictionslooking a bit like the Virgin Mary even as she stands nude before usor, perhaps she is Eve herself. 5 1 2 t x 1 1 16 w x 15 16 d. It looks like shes lost just a tiny bit to the front of her nose, otherwise excellent condition and Id think