Charming Old Folk Art Puzzle Cube Maine Over these years and distances

Over these years and distances he has seen some things

and the overall effect it creates of glimpsing into a private world

which seem just perfect for strong black coffee super early in the morning before heading out on a hunt--literally

6” widest diameter

a couple of hairline cracks in the lacquer close to the hinges

Charming Old Folk Art Puzzle Cube Maine Over these years and distancesI love this thing, both as an object, and for the thinking and making process it represents. Like other puzzle cubes (I'm listing a few more modern Japanese versions I just picked up as well), each piece has its specific place, and is taken apart, and put back together, in a certain order. This one is wonderfully rustic in its construction, with the pieces fitting together by way of posts and holes but my favorite thing is the numbers carved across