Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb and the stone appears well

and the stone appears well worn with a dip in the middle from use

Exemplifying exquisite craft

and measures 6 1/8" tall x 5 1/2" at widest

it is no longer present

The stone on the top of the box appears to be Red Jasper

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb and the stone appears wellI discovered this wonderful little clay woman with child at the estate sale of a choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, who had a fantastic collection of objects from around the world, ancient to contemporary and I fell in love with her immediately. I love the black hair, big round painted eye with sculpted nose between them, the exaggerated hands with individuated fingers, and the way she lifts and cradles her child, who so intimately