YMCA, Dec 25, 1919, Unusual Antique Type-Stamped Solid Lead Miniature Folk Art Book wispy ) It seems these may

) It seems these may be specifically native to the town of Palembang in Sumatra

both wonderfully primitive

and the printed list on the reverse of the card

indicating the subject of the scroll was the Thirteen Buddhist dieties (though it also seems possible more than one scroll had a life in this box

YMCA, Dec 25, 1919, Unusual Antique Type-Stamped Solid Lead Miniature Folk Art Book wispy ) It seems these mayThis one is very much of the ilk of a miniature folk art book carved of marble or stone, but instead is made of solid lead (and as such can be used to draw with, like a pencil!) I have no knowledge of its connection to the YMCA on Christmas in 1919, but those were the fairly early years of the YMCA in the United States, with the organization providing a wide array of programs services to diverse populations. I have found a fair number of old YMCA