Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition having seen pieces in a

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

and no loss of lacquer on the interior It measures  It measures 3 7/8" tall x 4 3/8" wide overall

South Dakota in the 1970s

This would make a sweet little paperweight on a desk

There are so many gorgeous textiles out there from so many places

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition having seen pieces in aI assume this little structure is meant to represent a water tower, and I'd guess it was made as part of an elaborate model train set up which, if so, I'd really love to have seen in full! I just love it as a painstakingly constructed little object, complete with this terrific pointy roof made of what appears to be strips of bark. I'm not sure if the rest of it is constructed of actual matchsticks or just matchstick like little sticks, but the effect