Intricate, Meticulously Constructedd Vintage Painted Wooden Geometric Model straw basket I take one face as

I take one face as meant to be male (short hair

Feels aligned with the pure beauty of old school baseball

Light general wear but excellent condition for being nearly 200 years old

I am not certain the age of this piece but know it has been held in a folk art collection for at least the past 25 years

but emulating a European painting if so

Intricate, Meticulously Constructedd Vintage Painted Wooden Geometric Model straw basket I take one face asA very carefully constructed geometric model composed of hundreds of precisely cut wooden bits a far cry in appearance from science class toothpick and putty models, but born of the same method. I don't know the maker or the context in which it came to be perhaps a math class at MIT! Second half 20th century I presume, and clad in a thin coat of mustard colored paint. It does not stand on its own due to the angled sides, but is very striking just hung