Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era 3" tall x 3" diameter

3" tall x 3" diameter and in excellent condition

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so I recently grabbed a bag full of these in hopes that someone might use them to construct some beautiful new tools

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Something related to spinning wool

Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure civil war era 3" tall x 3" diameterI 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