19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Kutchi including a red stripe that

including a red stripe that highlights what appears to be a row of three buttons

There is a hook attached to his collar on the back for hanging him up

1920s--and a late iteration of the mold to where the the edges are softened and what was a incised decorative band near the top has lost most of its detail

just teeming with the love and care of many many hard-trying hours invested in it

19th Century Sailor Made Macrame Basket with Flared Edge Kutchi including a red stripe thatI've gotten really into antique sailor made macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while out at sea and, from what I understand, typically intended as love tokens to be delivered upon return. Wonderfully sturdy, I think they have a really special feel about them, and I really love the variety of knot work on the flared sides of this one, which, like most one sees, was finished with a hardened varnish or shellac and bears a great rich