Woman with Fat Rolled Curls, Wonderful Antique Carved Bust carved Inuit snow knife Widely exhibited and collected

Widely exhibited and collected

I love the face

pencil or brush holder if not as a spoon rest

I've really fallen in love with this curiosity

who was clearly inspired by them

Woman with Fat Rolled Curls, Wonderful Antique Carved Bust carved Inuit snow knife Widely exhibited and collectedPurchased from a New Hampshire based dealer, I am not certain the origins of this beauty, but presume she's European, and certainly quite old (based on the hairstyle I would guess mid 18th c.), with a patch of what I believe are worm holes on the left side of the bust. I love her not quite symmetrical face, which makes this feel much more like a specific portrait than a generalization, and especially the fat, rolled curls of her hairstyle, which make