Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book with a wonderful sort of

with a wonderful sort of mystery and otherworldliness about it I think--to my eye evincing the spirit of a gold leafed ancient Egyptian Ibis

The long rectangles measure 2 1/2" x 3/4"

as well as just set flat

There are a few small chips to the bone and ebony as pictured

The photograph

Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! early children's book with a wonderful sort ofA curious one, which I purchased from a dealer in Nashville named Kitty Saylor, my favorite name ever and just right I think for someone offering up a starfish basket! It is a real and large starfish that forms the basket here, its underbelly (basket interior) painted a now mellow gold, and its exterior coated in a dark brown stain varnish. The handle is wood, with what appears to be a vine wrapping it tightly, all stained and varnished too, and with