Lovely Old Academic Sketch of Seated Young Woman wooden darning egg and of the type we

and of the type we usually now describe as Odd Fellows/Daughters of Rebekah masks

The upper body of the figure is attached to a steel post which sticks through a hole at the center of the legs

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at the end of the day it's a very fine braided and woven antique Penobscot Northeast Coast Native American basket like this one--Shaker-like in its material integrity--that really takes my breath away

hand-hewn piece of wood with carved teeth at one end--and definitely it was used as there is residue caught between the teeth

Lovely Old Academic Sketch of Seated Young Woman wooden darning egg and of the type weFeels like she's emerging from the ether, barely there but very beautiful. And one could read a whole lot of things into that expression. A lovely, quiet drawing, nice for an intimate space. 12" x 9". Early 20th century I believe. Good antique condition, with some light scattered smudging, I don't think at all detracting.