SOLD Woman in Chair with Heart in Hand, Presumed c. 17th Century Weaving Tool naive watercolor drawing each with a bit of

each with a bit of a different sort of energy

Sturdy and with no issues

5 1/4" tall x 3 1/8" wide x 5 1/4" deep

executed in ink (black

14 1/4" t x 13 3/8 wide (measured square from tail to nose) x 7/16" thick plywood

SOLD Woman in Chair with Heart in Hand, Presumed c. 17th Century Weaving Tool naive watercolor drawing each with a bit ofThis is the find this week that excited excites! me most what a marvelous carving! It also remains a bit of a mystery. My guess is that it was made as a weaving tool, with the lower half seeming likely meant for winding yarn or thread around, and it clearly shows a great deal of handling, the the wood smoothed and softened around the edges over many many years. It also seems that the back of her "chair" doubled as a sort of loop, either for threading