Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving from her great red hat

from her great red hat with white and blue stripes

though I definitely suggest buying both for double the fun

I have looked and looked but found no other matador doll out there as wonderful as this one

The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth

This is a beautiful antique treen box

Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving from her great red hatI didn't know it when I found it it just looked like a lovely folk art wonder to me! but I believe this is a Japanese Temari ball. From what I've learned, these originated in China and were introduced to Japan around the 7th century A. D., becoming a folk art form and craft, originally constructed from kimono remnants and later thread, with the brilliant colors of the thread symbolic of wishing the recipient a brilliant and happy life. I'm really not