Visceral Black Tape Wrapped Ball treen box with handle It's seen some use--with the

It's seen some use--with the initials of a one-time owner (T

presumably representing the trunk of a tree

The piece measures 6" tall x 12" long x 3/8" deep

I just wish we could see further into the other side of the cabinet

and she is otherwise in very good condition

Visceral Black Tape Wrapped Ball treen box with handle It's seen some use--with theI didn't know what this curious ball was when I found it, but have learned that sometimes when the leather skin came off a softball, people would wrap the center in black cloth tape like this. To me it's like a more visceral version of a rag ball, wounded and wound, looking almost as if coated in tar and with the salvaged core peeking out here and there. Quite an evocative thing I think. Approx 3" in diameter and tightly wrapped.