as it is perfectly embodies that history
was produced in the 1980s
and I think both pretty perfectly captured here
including with gold for the torso and the arms
and to my eye the sketches reflect a wonderful sense of warmth and familiarity
Stars, Moon, Sun, Arrow, ?, Fabulous Antique Heavily Decorated Folk Art Razors Box black woman as it is perfectly embodiesOne of my favorite finds at the Rhinebeck show, purchased from a Maine based dealer who always has wonderful things. And the warm energy around this box is of a magical sort. I believe it was made as a box to hold folding straight razors, and I have a hunch it was the box of someone who delivered shaves for a living perhaps a train station barber, very common in the late 19th early 20th century, with the box feeling to me close kin to a folk art shoe