Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather which photos do not capture

which photos do not capture well

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

effortlessly emerging at some point from this sheet of muted green paper

--presumably an emerging thespian from Maine

and one thin slice in the clay on the bottom of one plate

Hand-carved Reclining Nude Draped in Bedsheets woven leather which photos do not captureI 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