Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? red hats The post is black-painted wood

The post is black-painted wood with a slit running most of its length into which the metal flag is inserted

and the old favorite "artificial volcano

like a peace dove) was done by someone who knew how to paint a rock

and it really looks like just about the perfect back-to-school apple to leave as a gift on the teacher's desk

and it’s pretty fun to shoot them

Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? red hats The post is black-painted woodI found this one at my favorite treasure trove New Hampshire a family owned source of interesting things from across time and around the world, feeling like a cabinet of curiosities. I don't know anything about this plaster head's subject or maker, but it, and the hairstyle especially, feels very WPA era to me. (I really love those sculptural waves of hair running down the sides of the face.) With an androgynous quality to the face but quite