Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome spear fishing decoy some scratches below the pillow

some scratches below the pillow and mask

but the rest of the pages remain bound

Founded in 1856 by Julius Scholz and Charles Janentzky

I’m completely charmed by this vintage Japanese round lacquer Bento box with its hand-painted figure pulling a little boat

But fun hung on the wall the rest of the time

Wonderful Old Hand-carved South American Slingshot with Mother, Child, and Hearts in Polychrome spear fishing decoy some scratches below the pillowThe loveliest example of a figurative slingshot as I believe I've ever seen, and just a marvelous carving which I take as a tender portrayal of the love of a mother for her child (and determination to use a slingshot or any other means necessary to protect him!) I am pretty certain this is Guatemalan, where the slingshot is a traditional handicraft, distinguishable by the forked end, which would be strung with the sling; one sees these incorporating a