Hand-carved Old Pine Weighted Pin (Knock Down? or Juggling Pin?) European hand-drawn map I purchased the piece at

I purchased the piece at an wonderful estate sale that included a number of fine woven textiles as well as an eclectic collection of notable modern and contemporary art and design objects from around the world

11 3/4" long x 2 1/4" w x 3/8" d

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Hand-carved Old Pine Weighted Pin (Knock Down? or Juggling Pin?) European hand-drawn map I purchased the piece atI've been finding myself attracted of late to objects that are all about form and materiality, and which beg to be arranged in relationship to other objects that are all about the same; this is a prime example a bit of a mystery, at least to me, but a beautiful and satisfying thing. Hand carved of pine, which has a acquired a wonderful warm dry patina, it is weighted at the bottom, so definitely not a masher, but rather I think either a very old