Caraja Terra Cotta Woman and Child Fertility Figure tribal wood carved comb and measures 6 1/8" tall

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

Exemplifying exquisite craft

4 1/8" tall x 4" wide

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 measures 6 1/8" tallI 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