Hand-carved Old Wooden Donut Turner handembroidered fantastic borders of tightly packed

fantastic borders of tightly packed hearts and triangles with tiny crosses on top

and local trades

and a sleeping dog on the other

which I do not believe detracts at all from the beauty of the piece

these sorts of baskets were only produced when plants were at  the right stage of maturation

Hand-carved Old Wooden Donut Turner handembroidered fantastic borders of tightly packedWhen I purchased this piece, it was tagged as a donut turner; I'd never seen one before, but indeed it looks like it be great for dipping donuts in a frier. I love it just an object, with this long, beautfully arching arm and wonderful bulb like form carved at the end of the strait handle. It's definitely been used for something, as the wood on the arm is darker and smooth really beautiful I'd guess from dipping in grease. Use it as pointer, or a