Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb and the stone appears well

and the stone appears well worn with a dip in the middle from use

it is no longer present

it reveals itself slowly

Jacksonville University

truly stunning piece

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb and the stone appears wellI 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