Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English carved alabaster and the Native American chief

and the Native American chief at center is done very much in the style of an early folk art Cigar Store Indian

especially when featuring iconic sorts of period products

long is 4 7/8" long

and stands I think as a great early example of this artist's work and enduring interests

Amazing 17th-18th Century Ornately Decorated Handwoven Heavy Wool and Metallic Thread Trim, Presumed English carved alabaster and the Native American chiefThis I regard as the most special thing I've found in the last few weeks, for being very old and just blowing my mind with its construction. Handwoven of both heavy wool and metallic thread, it is a 54 inch stretch of wide trim, onto which was stitched an endless series of metallic thread wrapped metal forms crosses, knots, and bows of several sorts. Details give a sense of the intensity of the workmanship here, but holding it in hand is a different