Stunning 19th Century Mi'kmaq Birch Covered, Porcupine Quill Decorated Box tin bank This vase has a really

This vase has a really beautiful form and positively glows

with the well worn mark of James Brown

which could easily be done

The bold choice of gold mat in combination with gilded frame here thus feels quite right and specific

and one small tear in the print at top center

Stunning 19th Century Mi'kmaq Birch Covered, Porcupine Quill Decorated Box tin bank This vase has a reallyThis is the sort of thing I really can't believe exists in the world; the craftmanship is so exquisite, and the manipulation of the materials such a challenging and laborious process, that its creation, to say nothing of its endurance, just amazes me. (It is many times more beautiful in person, and extremely viscerally satisfying.) I come across small Native American bark boxes decorated with porcupine quills now and then, most made for the tourist