Busk
- Object Name:
- Busk
- Object ID:
- 1994.506.21
- Description:
- Busk, carved wood. Long rectangle, slightly curved to right. Concave shape. Smoothly delineated rib in center section. Four scallops at top edge. Raised section with chipped carved decoration. Two vertical ovals below it with some relief carving inside of them and leaves and stems around their edges. Below that is a five-pointed chip-carved star. Below the plain center area is a six-pointed geometric shape with shading and some carved braiding above it that veer off to sides. Below that is a slightly carved and delineated two-masted sailing ship. Below that is a 32-pointed compass rose. Below that is a backwards "S" centered on the compass rose design. At very bottom is a design of geometric shading and carved braid. Reverse is plain except for many small eyes in the wood structure.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- W-1.4 L-13.2 D-0.7 inches
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