Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate It measures 6 3/4tall x

It measures 6 3/4tall x 4" diameter

Though this old stork has lost his body

Nicely worn

I believe it was likely made as a tourist souvenir

Very Fine Cut Paper Weaving #1 platypus plate It measures 6 3/4tall xI just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings, listed individually, and think they must have been done by a very dexterous and meticulous school girl, or perhaps her teacher, as they are quite finely crafted. This and one other are a combination of black and cream, with a third that is burgundy and silver. As I list them right next to a gridded mandala painting, it occurs to me how deeply embedded is our tendency toward linear