Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six making everything around it feel

making everything around it feel askew

it reminds me a lot of one of my favorite objects ever: an early Arikara Native American hide shield held in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City

I have learned it dates to sometime between 1910-17 or so

1970s I believe

So many wonderful wooden boxes in the world

Satisfying and Ever Useful Old Make Do Flat Lid double six making everything around it feelAn old make do lid, found by a picker friend near Albany, NY. Feels a bit like a Viking shield, good for self protecting and warding off the world! And with flat, smooth surface, it makes a useful pot lid indeed. I'm not totally sure what the handle was salvaged from, but it is tin I believe, seems likely from an antique tin camp cup or measure or similar. 11 1 4" d one way, 10 1 4" the opposite, 1 3 8" t at handle. Uneven edges as evident, all to the