Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 With a little research I

With a little research I learned that these origami parasols were once a common craft among Japanese American women

presumed mid-century

which makes it feel simultaneously stately and rather coziness inducing

and which I thought would also be handy to have in stock as I keep acquiring old marbles solitaire boards

all the better for the wear

Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 With a little research II believe this likely was once part of a frame, but now is just a partial thing, and a cool object I think, which would be good hung straight down to sway a bit in the breeze or with a little push! It is constructed like a "crown on thorns" with interlocking pieces, and fun to play around with. It was quite dusty when I found it; I used a dry q tip to get most of the dust off, but it could definitely be cleaned more carefully. 19 1 2" inches long by