Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era Published by Oxford University Press

Published by Oxford University Press in 1977

so I recently grabbed a bag full of these in hopes that someone might use them to construct some beautiful new tools

3" tall x 3" diameter and in excellent condition

it is in excellent vintage condition

at which point we couldn't reach for the nutcrackers fast enough

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era Published by Oxford University PressI discovered this wonderful little clay woman with child at the estate sale of a choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, who had a fantastic collection of objects from around the world, ancient to contemporary and I fell in love with her immediately. I love the black hair, big round painted eye with sculpted nose between them, the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers, and the way she lifts and cradles her child, who so intimately