Super Primitive Antique Parcheesi Make Do Game Board needlepoint pin cushion Handmade in Peru

Handmade in Peru

The ruffle on Esther's bonnet from which a tuft of hair falls to her forehead

with an opening of 3/4" across

I found this great old chip carved tramp art frame with a drawing dated 1840s inside of it (which I'm listing separately)

and even more fun to open each of the boxes inside the larger box to find lots of antique bone gaming chips inside

Super Primitive Antique Parcheesi Make Do Game Board needlepoint pin cushion Handmade in PeruOf course old wooden game boards with gorgeous colorful paint are wonderful, but I love the primitiveness and immediacy of this one, with the nothing more than necessary parcheesi board cross scratched into its surface with a sense of urgency, as if its maker was needing to play at that very moment and so carved out the board as expeditiously as possible. The effect really feels rather holy to me. Stains and light scratches all over the surface