Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman lacquerware box He was a faculty member

He was a faculty member at the Cambridge School of Weston

I purchased it at an estate sale in Waltham

A symbol of transition and transformation

the book documents mid-century modern homes built by 30+ working architects

it seems that it might be pyrography

Carved and Painted Antique Wooden Native American Standing Woman lacquerware box He was a faculty memberThis 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