Woman in Turban, Very Intricate Old Folk Art Needle Lace Medallion modern ceramic vase with some gold painted details

with some gold painted details on the body and near interior of the wings

These are often referred to as spirit masks

Paper: 8 9/16” x 6 1/2”

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Woman in Turban, Very Intricate Old Folk Art Needle Lace Medallion modern ceramic vase with some gold painted detailsSeveral years ago I found a figural needle lace medallion very closely related to this one that one depicting a figure wearing an elaborate headdress I took for Native American (photo included in documentation). It seems quite likely then that a series of these were created, representing the traditional costumes of different cultures from around the world whether by a single maker or done after a pattern I am not entirely certain, though I might now