Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman lacquerware box the book documents mid-century modern

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I purchased it at an estate sale in Waltham

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman lacquerware box the book documents mid-century modernThis 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