Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box theorem painting Another beautiful MicMac Northeast Coast

Another beautiful MicMac Northeast Coast Native basket

and this pot

This striking wood engraving by Olin Dows (1904-1981) titled Market: Riga is one of a series of prints the artist created while traveling in the 1930s (I believe Riga refers to Riga

I believe) of Colorado pioneer William Chase Bradbury (1849-1925)

there is a bit of irregularity to the white glaze--perhaps a tiny bit of darkening in a couple of spots but it might be original to the piece and does not detract

Beautiful Antique Wooden Spillikin / Spellican Set in Original Slide Top Box theorem painting Another beautiful MicMac Northeast CoastI only recently discovered Spillikins, also called Spellicans a predecessor to jack straws and pick up sticks, which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England. No wonder they are fantastic!!! And super fun to play!!! I've found sets in both wood and bone produced by a few different British makers in the late 19th century which came in a labeled box with printed instructions but these are