Wonderful OId Folk Art Ashray with Carved Recess for Pipe etched but they are in overall

but they are in overall very good condition

I haven't seen many with three

It appears to be dated Feb 91

made with a wool weft on a cotton warp

but I love the form

Wonderful OId Folk Art Ashray with Carved Recess for Pipe etched but they are in overallThe latest and I think greatest find reflecting my predilection for representations of pipes, which always feel Magritte ian to me, and Duchampian too. This wonderful thing I know from the seller was found in New England and obviously all carved from one piece of wood (hardwood, or possibly a tropical wood) and I believe likely dates to about 1900 or so. In addition to being wonderfully primitive, to me it speaks all about absence and also