Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign primitive spoon I’m not sure

I’m not sure

Painted in oils I believe quite a long time ago on what  a small plate/dish made of hard paper mache I believe

Well worn but all the better for it and in excellent structural condition

This lovely otter is by Richard Thompkins (1930-1995)

and certainly it lends itself to imagining life inside these cliff-top castles

Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign primitive spoon I’m not sureId guess the Eastern Star here refers to the fraternal order of the Eastern Starestablished as a Masonic appendant body in 1850 and operating across some 20 countries todayand perhaps this served a sign at some masonic gathering, designating where the Eastern Stars were meant to assemble. I just love the evocativeness of the phrase though, perfectly rendered in black stenciled lettering against the perfect yellow painted ground, which makes me think