Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder and making me think about

and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag

Overall great

and the pins fit smoothy through the tabs in the panels

high quality watercolor paper

and voluminous purple skirt of woman on the other--and then that great view of the landscape behind them through huge open window

Antique Folk Art Powder Horn with Carved Heart, Diamonds, Merman, and Birds newspaper holder and making me think aboutNot easy to capture in photos, and takes close looking in person to fully appreciate its attributes, but I love this thing. It's a 19th century folk art decorated powder horn, used for storing and carrying gun powder (end plug clearly long gone.) With a raised heart and a pair of diamonds carved into narrow end, and a merman mermaid of sorts etched into the surface just below, with the corners of diamonds doubling as horns, making the creature look