Teach a Tot Vintage Wooden Nut-N-Bolt Toy skeleton with this ambiguous architectural structure

with this ambiguous architectural structure at the center

This is a wonderful Indonesian Wayang Kulit shadow puppet

but still with the hand and sensibility of the maker wonderfully present

Most commonly featuring depictions of Buddhist monks--the more packed in the better--they continue to be made

Teach a Tot Vintage Wooden Nut-N-Bolt Toy skeleton with this ambiguous architectural structureThough made as a teaching toy for kids, this toy is just as lovely as a sculptural object, with these great painted wood nuts and bolts that can be arranged in different permutations and at different heights on the threaded wood center. Great on the table or desk (I think perhaps a useful stress reliever or thinking device), displayed on the book shelf or, of course, for the kids! With the original box, including printed booklet showing an array of