Brigitte Smith. Ashkii 2016 Sold £230 Harborne button

Brigitte Smith. Ashkii 2016 Sold £230 Harborne buttonAshii by Brigitte Smith, Pawtrait Bears with trissavel fur, wired skeletal frame and moulded features, 2016 22in. (56cm.) high The bear totem brings great support and comfort, she is the symbol of nurturing and motherhood. She encourages healing of spiritual, mental and physical wounds, and is associated with the underground earth energy of roots and herbs. When the bear spirit animal joins you on life's path, she will provide strength, for she is a

Chunk is in excellent condition for his years

with an old repair to back seam

Harborne is the area in Birmingham where the main

His head is a little floppy but that gives him character

Offers accepted as seen

replaced plastic eyes

His pads are very old original linen

Date 1920 Make English

Miss Maggie is a solid bear another character with the same unusual nose as Maeve

He is filled with Kapok (Aerolite) which was used between 1923/1926

Large triangular nose Jointed Longer curved arms Pads Felt carded or brushed cotton Stuffing Cork Filled Clothes Growl None Number 54

has a large hump and the round metal back of a button to his ear