Fabulous Antique Odd Fellows Scepter antique Makah basket dipped in white slip and

dipped in white slip and then hand-painted

while  teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division

I feel happier looking at this

M or W or in between

but I think this interesting old handmade dial would be instructive if a novice like me were to try to put it to use

Fabulous Antique Odd Fellows Scepter antique Makah basket dipped in white slip andMy photos don;'t do it justice and one really needs to hold it to get the full effect, but to my mind, this highly dramatic turned and painted (white, gold, and dark royal red) wooden scepter would make the perfect gifta super fun, singular thing that certainly no one really needs, but who doesnt really want a scepter to carry around???? I might gift it to my favorite king or queen like character, with the caveat that it be handed around to others on