Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain and printed instructions on the

and printed instructions on the back

That dynamic line between crooked elbow of one arm and hand of the other gripping the bow-like sword

a near complete pad of score sheets

This set of hand thrown ceramic cups with expressionistic white glazing would be great for drinking coffee or tea--they feel great in the hand

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Haitian Carved Wood Bird in the manner of André Dimanche vintage German porcelain and printed instructions on theMy guess it that this wonderfully expressive carved bird is indeed the work of well known, self taught Haitian artist Andr V. Dimanche (1901 1988), but it is unsigned, so I am not 100% certain. It bears an extremely close resemblance to other carved standing birds by the artist, including two currently on the website of Indigo Arts, including this Mother Bird with Young, 1970, viewable here. I purchased this piece at the estate sale of gallerist