SOLD Wonderful Folk Art Portrait of Native American Woman on Barrel Lid knotwork Perhaps by a young man

Perhaps by a young man and fellow student encouraging her to step out of her comfort zone

this oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

the Hopi tribe’s representation of a Navajo god

7 3/4" t x 5 7/8" w x 11/16" d not including hanger

SOLD Wonderful Folk Art Portrait of Native American Woman on Barrel Lid knotwork Perhaps by a young manWhat a beauty, and what wonderful detail on this portrait of a young Native American woman, with marvelous patterning composed of dots and dots inside of dots which also reminds me of Aboriginal Australian paintings. It seems just right to have been done on a cardboard barrel lid (Eaton Candy Co, Cooperstown NY), reminiscent of the painted hide of a drum or shield. Wonderfully graphic from a distance and beautifully detailed from a'near. 13" in