Olin Dows "Washing Women" Taxco, Mexico, 1933 Wood Engraving collectible book and some roughness to the

and some roughness to the interior lip (not visible when closed)

this piece is presumed to be made by famous Oaxacan folk artist Manuel Jimenez (1919–2005)

It feels as much a sculptural object as a utilitarian one

And then there are all of these bits inside

" It measures 11" across at widest and 2 1/4" tall

Olin Dows "Washing Women" Taxco, Mexico, 1933 Wood Engraving collectible book and some roughness to theThis striking wood engraving by Olin Dows (1904 1981) titled Women Washing (Taxco) is one of a series of prints the artist created while traveling through Mexico and Central America in the 1930s. As with many of his works in this series, the figures are anonymous, their faces veiled (I assume these women are nuns), suggesting multitudes of such women, engaged in similarly laborious tasks, and also imparting a sense of reverence toward them. Through