Carved Little Girl with Wonderfully Open Face

I've kept this little girl near me for quite a while, but this seems just the right moment to share her. The openness of her brown face breaks my heart, looking quite ready for her first day of school, perhaps--en route to leading the free world! With chunky black shoes, and one hand opened out to the side as if to hold the hand of a comrade. Full of life and hope.

4 1/2" t x 1 3/4" w x 1 1/16" d and in very good condition, c. 1940s or so I think.