Jamaican Hand-carved Folk Art Bird Sculpture Stained with Shoe Polish, 1974 incised pottery The small vessel is made

The small vessel is made of high-fire porcelain coated with brown slip and incised

On the bottom he has written his name in pencil -- which appears

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England-based artist Sarah Wilton Lee for Liberty of London

Jamaican Hand-carved Folk Art Bird Sculpture Stained with Shoe Polish, 1974 incised pottery The small vessel is madeNothing is better than finding a great piece that comes with the story of its making written directly upon it! On the underside of this charming carved wooden bird's base is written the following: "1974 Jamaica W. I [West Indies] Hand Carvings Done By Natives Shoe Polish Stain". I loved it already, with its no fuss directness, proud posture and head cocked toward the sky, but I love it even more knowing its origins and that its brown body, and the