Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 presumed mid-century

presumed mid-century

With a little research I learned that these origami parasols were once a common craft among Japanese American women

and for keeping on the kitchen counter the rest of the time holding fruit or whatever else (really pretty filled with lemons

sometimes spiced

allowing for fine planing

Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 presumed mid-centuryI believe this likely was once part of a frame, but now is just a partial thing, and a cool object I think, which would be good hung straight down to sway a bit in the breeze or with a little push! It is constructed like a "crown on thorns" with interlocking pieces, and fun to play around with. It was quite dusty when I found it; I used a dry q tip to get most of the dust off, but it could definitely be cleaned more carefully. 19 1 2" inches long by