Force of Nature, Folk Carved Native American Woman with Long Braid and Decoration Everywhere old tool handles with just these paned

with just these paned

I think the construction is amazing

It's the work of Emile Bluteau (1931-

one of the great masters of ukiyo-e woodblocks

very very much to the good

Force of Nature, Folk Carved Native American Woman with Long Braid and Decoration Everywhere old tool handles with just these panedI LOVE her, small but with the presence and posture of a powerful force, holding her space and not to be moved. I found her in mid coast Maine but don't know more than that clearly representing a Native American woman, with long black braid and painterly decoration all over (a bit hard to tell but seems some combination of crayon and paint.) Smooth surface, terrific patina, I would guess 1920s 40s. Stands on her own, steady and sturdy on her feet. 5"