Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure character to the sun- or star-like

to the sun- or star-like pattern surrounding the hole of the whistle

It  bears the company name and location on the interior bottom of the box and I believe likely dates to the second decade of the 20th century

the other on the interior

and keep a keen eye out for it

but is really great just as an object

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure character to the sun- or star-likeI 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