Figurehead-like Carved Bust, Woman with Wild Hair slides I believe it likely dates

I believe it likely dates to the late 19th century or so

The box is in very good vintage condition

based on the skill of the carving

but I'd think one or the other

a note in a different hand to please bring up the thumbtacks

Figurehead-like Carved Bust, Woman with Wild Hair slides I believe it likely datesAnother one found this week in Maine, and this carved bust of a woman with thick head of seemingly wind blown hair looks a lot like the figurehead at the bow of a ship to me. (It thus seems right that she might have taken a bump to the nose at some point along the way!) Well carved, making great use of the grain of the wood, which adds to a sense of dynamism, as if she's pushing her way through the world, with a wonderful sort of wildness and