Carved Buoy with Great Form and Rainbow of Scuffs kinetic toy modeled after the ancient ones

modeled after the ancient ones

these boxes feature in museum collections around the world

6 3/4" x 4 1/8"

Made for a classroom or playroom I'd think

and gray with just a hint of green

Carved Buoy with Great Form and Rainbow of Scuffs kinetic toy modeled after the ancient onesThe shape of this old carved wood buoy does it for me, with the sway of the form making with think of a human figure, back arched and belly protruding. What makes it really beautiful to me, though, is the surface patina, particularly how the white paint shows a rainbow of scuffs and stains accumulated through banging up against other things. Like a 3 dimensional painting that might happily live next to a Frank Stella or Richard Tuttle, and I'd treat