Coil Built Clay Mother and Baby, Presumed South American fertility goddess Definitely useful still

Definitely useful still

Closed case measures 3 1/8" x 3 5/8"

otherwise they are identical

The slide top of the wooden box slides easily and closes tight

But what a striking--and rather haunting I think--object in its pared down state

Coil Built Clay Mother and Baby, Presumed South American fertility goddess Definitely useful stillI am not entirely certain the origins of this one; I believe South American, and might guess Brazilian. A very Madonna esque mother for sure, with wonderful face and bell like, coil built skirt painted with excellent stripes. And what a lucky baby, cradled in yellow blanket between her joined hands and very large busom, gazing up at her. Another one that would make a great gift for a mother, I'd say, and to my eye just a charming piece, awkward in all