Boat Carving

Field collected in Portugal from the 'Santos Oficios' craft shop in Lisbon.

Solid wood carving of a boat with three accordion players (one woman, two men) standing facing sideways on the deck (glued in place). All three figures have red lips and pencil darkened eyes and eyebrows. Sendas 2003 is carved into the lower side of the front side of the boat. Conjunto Maria Alb (Maria Albertina Band) is carved across the back side of the boat. Square notched portholes are carved all the way around the boat. A railing for the deck has been made from bent pieces of thin branches, glued into holes.