Playful Tabletop Iron Sculpture of Couple with Joined Hands cedar bark which I have learned is

which I have learned is called “yun-de

These two wonderful drinking bowls were made by indigenous Canelos Quichua women in the Oriente (upper Amazonian) region of Ecuador

on the western coast

leaving plenty of room for stowing other things

including what I believe is the edition number

Playful Tabletop Iron Sculpture of Couple with Joined Hands cedar bark which I have learned isI found this wonderful sculpture at the estate sale of an artist, though I do not know its maker. I love its clunkiness, and the creativity of the artist, who built the bodies of the two figures by welding together a mosh mosh of nuts and bolts and other assorted iron bits. It is equally great from front or back, and perhaps especially the back! And I really love the long, extended arms of this man and woman as they reach out for one another, giving