the stone and the appearance of the carving makes it seem more akin in nature to jade
This is a very lovely vintage Yup'ik (Northern Alaska Native American) coiled and lidded basket
and 171 on the reverse side
It's large to be a lap desk
with a tear at the far left edge of the front cover running from top to first staple
Wonderful Antique Folk Art Carved Wood Panel with Angel vintage psychology puzzle the stone and the appearanceI am completely taken with this carved panel, which I know very little about, but which is definitely old, and super folky, and wonderfully inventive I think, giving what I assume is an angel's head (with wings and halo) to a "body" composed of decorative architectural elements, and then (I think) feet of sorts carved at bottom. Perhaps it is meant to be Jesus himself, with crown and a second set of wings, that also look like flames, just above the