Two Awkward Carved Nudes - ONLY LEFT NUDE AVAILABLE taxco but closer inspection reveals it

but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone

here's in good shape

with a bit of minor staining the the the white porcelain here and there

and the ball rolls around beautifully

The bottom half of the box features similar patterning on its sides

Two Awkward Carved Nudes - ONLY LEFT NUDE AVAILABLE taxco but closer inspection reveals itRight nude SOLD; Left AVAILABLE One of my favorite genres of carvings has definitely become what I'd call awkward nudes clearly done with great care and sincerity, but not quite masterfully, with the faces especially betraying the idealized bodies and poses the carving was clearly hoping to achieve. For me, these embody a big part of what I love about folk art the embodiment of lots of aspiration, hard trying, and very often "failure". And so while