Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust good news 14 1/4" x 10 1/8"

14 1/4" x 10 1/8"

I believe this sweet cast lead polar bear was made by Britains

I am fairly certain is Navajo based on other examples out there of similarly constructed and painted owls and other animals

church and what I believe is town hall

stiff gray board and dated on the back 5/19/76

Beautifully Hand-sculpted Terra Cotta Bust good news 14 1/4" x 10 1/8"Total love at first sight with this one, hand sculpted of terra cotta and fabulous all the way around, revealing different aspects of itself gradually. I find it quite elusive; I am not certain if representing a man or a woman, with the fantastically sculptural hair perhaps suggesting the latter, but the face looking somewhat more masculine to me, perhaps Latino. In any case, what a striking, strong face, with the slight cock of the head, wide open