Wooden Wheel with Steel Rim hip This is the smaller of

This is the smaller of two lovely Burmese bamboo lacquer betel boxes currently in the shop

Wabanaki refers to the 5 tribes living in Maine

The armadillo measures 7 1/2" long x 1 3/4" tall x 1 3/8" wide

with the basket woven of sweet grass on a naturally green dyed splint ash structure and the pin cushion a rosy pink velvet

with the raffia coiling around the edge of the lid and woven detail at the very top

Wooden Wheel with Steel Rim hip This is the smaller ofI could not resist this old wooden wheel, which certainly was once affixed to a cart or wagon; with its wonderfully shaped wooden spokes and steel (nice and heavy_ rim, it's just a beautiful thing. I'd hang it on the wall or prop it somewhere to be admired, and also as a reminder to keep moving forward! It measures 10" in diameter and 3 3 4" deepest (at hub). The steel rim measures 5 8" thick. Great structural condition super solid with some rust on