Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather yielding a sort of moire

yielding a sort of moire pattern when viewed head on

but if would take an awfully lot of snuff to fill this one

which makes him the perfect finger puppet

and the stitching holding them together just beautiful

Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather yielding a sort of moireI 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