carefully folded to make the pleats of the skirt
though more ornately carved than others I've seen
which to me speak of the symbiotic interconnected of all things
but I'm pretty certain scorekeeping that was their original purpose--perhaps they tracked balls and strikes
1854) was the son of Abijah Crane 1741-1817)
Expressive c. 1970s Presumed Haitian Carving of Two Men Rorschach tables carefully folded to make theThis one came from the estate of an artist, activist, teacher, and friend in my neck of the woods, from whose collections I've listed a bunch of things over the past numbers of weeks. She and her husband travelled frequently to Latin America, especially to Cuba, Haiti, and Mexico, and I believe this piece is likely Haitian. (Seems to me a strong connection between the pairing and postures of these two, side by side joined by one arm wrapped around the