Pre-Columbian Face Fragment grocery sign in this case the possibility

in this case the possibility of literally springing it open or snapping it closed

18" l x 13" w x 11 1/2" d

" I assume articulating the action of the seated artist

This is a real beauty of an early boxwood rule to begin with

allowing for better display of him standing up--in one or both senses

Pre-Columbian Face Fragment grocery sign in this case the possibilityI know from the seller in Virginia I purchased this from that it came from the personal collection of a senior curator at the Smithsonian who died about 15 years ago. I am confident it is Pre Columbian, Central South American. It is just a small fragment, but I find the face wonderfully expressive, with a great sense of soulfulness and also immediacy about it, with the open mouth feeling as if crying out with some urgency across many hundreds of