Tiny Cherokee Carving of Woman Holding Bowl by Watty tables with the text pages extracted

with the text pages extracted from a different book/binding

It looks from the back like the mold is still filled with black stuff that hardened long ago

I especially love the forward pointing horizontal line made by his forearms and the tip of the arrow--but best of all

It is mounted to a cardboard backing that measures 5"x5"

A terrific gift for the aspiring magician or most anyone

Tiny Cherokee Carving of Woman Holding Bowl by Watty tables with the text pages extractedA quick search led me learn that the "Watty" who signed this tiny carving was Cherokee carver Wahdih Watty Chiltoskie (1897 1973), who came from a family of carvers. There is not a lot out there about him, but I've included a photo of him at work. Among the few examples of his carvings that I've found, this tiny woman is definitely my favorite, looking wonderfully serene and grounded, with her seated body itself feeling rather like a bowl for the bowl