Carved Mexican Carnival Mask in Bold Red and Blue Paint set of people I do know she was

I do know she was a graduate of Tufts University and spent much of her life in the nearby Boston suburb of Belmont

Brown fabric (silk I believe

this is a late 60s/early 70s West Steuler Keramik honey brown glazed bottle shaped vase

and then that lovely little turned detail at the very end of the blonde one

Seems to me a perfect thing to keep on the kitchen counter filled with homemade treats--and the grape-like stacked balls on the lid make a good handle for young (as well as old) hands to easily grip

Carved Mexican Carnival Mask in Bold Red and Blue Paint set of people I do know she wasThis mask, Mexican I believe, and I think likely Guerrero, is all about the red and sky blue paint for me great color, great surface, and surely we all need a second pair of eyes. I believe the red indicates it as a Moor mask, used in dances representing fighting between the Christians and the Moors (Muslims). It appears to have been worn and with a good bit of age to it, with remnants of string at the temples on the back. 6" t x 4 3 8" measured