Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman loop handle mirror but later someone named Turner

but later someone named Turner it seems

unpainted posts on one side of the porch--perhaps were later additions to add reinforcement in holding up the overhang

there is no sign there was ever a top over the shallowly carved out recess

which has a hole near the end for hanging

)--this one pictures "Blind Man's Buff" (yes

Sensitive Old Low Relief Carving of World Wise Looking Woman loop handle mirror but later someone named TurnerI read this figure as a woman, and what first came to my mind when I saw it was Willa Cather's My Antonia, or perhaps a character from Steinbeck, persevering with grace and determination through one trial after another. She looks a bit weary for sure, but to me like quite a force, and I find this carving beautifully tender and nuanced and honest of the sort that might offer a feeling of kinship when things feel pretty tough! 6 13 16" x 5 1 8" x 7 8"