Very Tender Old Homemade Doll with Embroidered Face math noebook and a bear below

and a bear below

with each letter of each name carefully carved in capital letters against stippled grounds

with excellent aging to the paint

but in ints absence a nice box for desk or studio table holding a wide variety of brushes

I think it would be Inuit drawings

Very Tender Old Homemade Doll with Embroidered Face math noebook and a bear belowOf course I could not resist this wonderful face I am certain there is a deep soul in there! This doll has clearly lived a life, with some lost yarn hair along the way, but the body is holding together very well, no holes at all. I find her (I think her) very beautiful, looking both keen and serene, and with the tilt of those pursed red lips outlined in dark brown making her look as if perpetually waiting for a chance to speak. 14 1 2" t x 4 1 2" wide