Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear Bowls measure 4 1/4" across

Bowls measure 4 1/4" across at lip

terrific South American textiles

I especially love the simply carved bird on the top

I don't know a lot about the origins of this fantastic basket

Antique Wood Framed Double Sided School Slate toy bear Bowls measure 4 1/4" acrossI love these old school slates, made with real slate that retains a sense of many many years of school lessons performed across its surface and I believe this is an especially old one (19th c I think), so all the more so. I especially love the simple wood frame on this one just what it needs to be, and not quite square, plus one bottom corner of the frame exposes the edge of the slate inside, making its authenticity all the more apparent. The jointed