Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets wood handle knife in very good shape

in very good shape

but still reads bright and crisp

one of the world's largest wooden warships

This thing is so fun to use

I love the bold

Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets wood handle knife in very good shapeI don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice), but I think it is pretty terrific. My guess is that it is American, and her face and fantastic mane give it a late 60s early 70s feel to me, but I am really not sure. I love the way her hair wraps around all three sides of the sculpture, echoed by the deeply carved lines of the sheet draped over and around her. But perhaps what I love most