1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner And the array of precisely

And the array of precisely painted trees

I try to resist purchasing larger things

but this I believe is an especially old one

which made me think how nice a grid of hand-braided mats in bold and unusual colors would be hung in a grid on the wall

with general toning and wear

1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner And the array of preciselyI love how objects resonate in different ways at different times I can't look at this antique Masonic badge at the moment without thinking about Kamala Harris using a handshake at the beginning of the first presidential debate to launch the process of disarming Donald Trump. But, more enduringly, a great and iconic symbol of fraternal brotherhood specifically, and friendship more broadly, and I'd like to think gracious welcoming and mutual respect,