Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate and this 1925 bronze American

and this 1925 bronze American Legion School Award does so quite beautifully I think

I believe it was likely made as a tourist souvenir

It seems that he was in his 20s or so when in North Carolina

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and indeed there are a few small holes near the top right edge

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate and this 1925 bronze AmericanI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear