Blue and Gold Antique Finely Woven Paper Cross large wooden box It appears that it once

It appears that it once carried some sort of load atop its back

play-anywhere game

while the alternating

Happily it is signed and dated (very specifically

Wear and some small losses long the edges

Blue and Gold Antique Finely Woven Paper Cross large wooden box It appears that it onceI'd never seen a woven paper cross until this summer, when I found one in Pennsylvania, and now, here, another, in just the right cobalt blue and gold, making me think of Giotto's Assisi frescoes! Beautifully done, with those wonderful thorn like flags at the end of each thin strip of paper. Lovely. 3 1 2" x 2 7 8". Very good condition on both sides.