Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) carved whimsy cube adding to its aura of

adding to its aura of sorts

This is not my typical sort of find

a man blowing a horn

and they come in their original box

looking as if her book has put her to sleep

Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) carved whimsy cube adding to its aura ofI just love the look of this old ball, which I believe holds cork inside the hand knotted macrame exterior, made like a boat fender, though perhaps just as a whimsy as I'm not entirely sure a fender this small would be useful (?). Whatever the case, it definitely feels sailor made to me, reminding me a lot of sailor made knot work baskets I've had, and it definitely has a bunch of years on it. Quite a satisfying object to my eye, and a nice one to