Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot girl doll head or maybe it was made

or maybe it was made as a door knocker

with attention to every feather

which could be used as a cup

Plus the great black and white checkered patten faithfully carried through

Young Woman Juggling, Poignant Early 20th C. Snapshot girl doll head or maybe it was madeI really love this little photo for many reasons, not least of which is that a of course women were born to juggle! I especially like the awkward cropping, her raised hand partially out of the frame, as if keeping one pin forever in the air. And such a beautiful face, looking proud and a bit defiant, and with a nice shadow too. Plus that triangular sliver of wallpaper showing from the room behind, exposing, or amplifying, the make shift construction