Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era On the lid

On the lid

Published by Oxford University Press in 1977

making it feel like a very special thing

3" tall x 3" diameter and in excellent condition

25" long x 1

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era On the lidI 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