c. 1940s Folk Art Matchbook Wreath Meerschaum pipe bowl Placed in the period frame

Placed in the period frame by the dealer I purchased it from

and the ungeuentarium type form (long neck

Framed as found

Europe and the U

The silk embroidery is a fine 19th century Chinese rank badge--a fragment I presume

c. 1940s Folk Art Matchbook Wreath Meerschaum pipe bowl Placed in the period frameI've had a few cigarette pack folk art creations, but never one made from matchbooks, and what a great looking thing which also feels all about potential, holding in itself a whole lot of capacity for combustion! Made up of a variety of different matchbooks, grouped in segments, adding up to a whole lot of terrific found color and pattern, with it seems a careful eye by its maker to choose reds and blues and yellows. I'm not entirely sure what one was