--but I believe this is a Japanese Temari ball
though I have found late 19th century Burmese lacquer boxes with the exact same shape and handle
A wonderful example of exquisite Native American craft and an embodiment of care
but I can't find an equivalent
I'd be pretty confident there were once many more of these figures and related bits
Pair of c. Old Lead Devils in Original Red Paint knotted lace --but I believe this isThese two! Found together and offered together, so that they might go one sparring with one another for eternity! I've found documentation of a few similar out there some attributed to Bergmann, Austria, some to the German company Heyde, others to the Soviet maker Kasli, all 1930s or earlier. I'm not sure, no marks that I can see, and they appear made of lead to me. Pretty fun, and I love the aging to the paint and the way they stand resting on their