Colorful c. 1940s Match Book Folk Art Ring/Tray bouquet theorem I believe this old pin

I believe this old pin cushion was meant to represent a tomato

One has a sense here that every wrinkle on this man's face tells a story

a woman carrying a basket on her head

Large blocks 3 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 7/8"

I find the white and blues and greens of Persian pottery just amazing

Colorful c. 1940s Match Book Folk Art Ring/Tray bouquet theorem I believe this old pinI don't come across these very often, but am always happy when I do akin in many ways to tramp prison art creations woven of old cigarette packs. This was made of matchbooks, and quite a colorful collection of them, with few to no repeats from what I can see, bits of text showing here and there. I presume originally made as the surround for a removable ashtray, but now a nice bowl to house a collection of, say, old clay marbles! (I had a handful of