Old Carving of Old Smiling Woman with Bonnet banded glaze which held matches

which held matches

This finely made

Otherwise this piece is very good condition

I believe a mask like this one would have been used in initiation rituals

The wooden box shows some loss of veneer along the top edge

Old Carving of Old Smiling Woman with Bonnet banded glaze which held matchesI paid about as much for this little old woman as I am selling her for, but there is no way I could leave her behind that face! Squinting, but wide open. I like how her bonnet reads a bit like a big head of hair, too. I'd like to think she was the carver's mother or grandmother, maybe as she appeared ready to go to church. 5 1 2" tall x 1 3 8" wide x 3 4" deep. There is a small nick in her bonnet from I think quite a while ago, as it, like the rest of