Pretty Old Inlaid Darning Egg hand-drawn faces is Native American--makes me want

is Native American--makes me want to stand up straighter and carry myself with even half of the dignity she seems to possess

This lovely old checkerboard-type parquetry egg-shaped finial surely once attached to something

the text is clear and completely readable

I might guess 1940s-50s

Pretty Old Inlaid Darning Egg hand-drawn faces is Native American--makes me wantI have a hard time not grabbing these old inlaid darning eggs when I find them; they're just so pretty, and great to hold, and a nice thing to collect, perfectly displayed in a big bowl filled with them. This one looks to me like a combination of walnut and pine, though I'm not the best identifying woods, and at the base is a small hole from, I assume, where it was turned. 3 3 4" l x approx 2 1 4" in diameter. Certainly used, with tiny dings and