Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair carved wooden owl or a bird of paradise

or a bird of paradise would be pretty fabulous in it too

I have seen similarly shaped brushes described as barber's brushes or neck brushes

pipe-cleaners for arms and neck

and the cup is 2 3/4" tall x 5 1/2" at widest (handle to handle)

" (In 1929 the company outfitted Charles Lindberg for his  his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Hand-sculpted Terracotta Women, Presumed Scandinavian--A Pair carved wooden owl or a bird of paradiseThese little women! If I had a sister, would gift them to her! I bought them at a sale that included lots of mid century Scandinavian ceramics and glass, and would certainly guess they Danish or Swedish, late 60s or 70s. I just love those clasped hands at their waists, and those beatific little faces, and then the wonderfully varied impressed patterning covering most every inch of them, with the back sides just as great as the fronts. Plus the fact