Radiant, Feathery, Layers Upon Layers Antique Pieced "Pinecone" Mat textile samples This beautiful fellow never had

This beautiful fellow never had arms--perhaps deemed unnecessary

all the very good I think

I have so much to learn about textiles and weaving traditions

One of the things it made think about was the centrality of play in leading to understanding

Radiant, Feathery, Layers Upon Layers Antique Pieced "Pinecone" Mat textile samples This beautiful fellow never hadI've finally figured out that "pinecone" is the term used to describe this sort of textile construction, with overlapping rings of inwardly pointing triangles. I keep wanting to describe it as toothy, and also feathery and I keep thinking "Venus dentata" too, especially with that bright red center!) I've come across just a couple of other mats of this sort over a number of years, and scooped them both up immediately, this one found in Maine. Glorious,