Divided Circle Antique Wood and Leather Geometric Form star with a minor hairline crack

with a minor hairline crack on the base just below where it meets the bowl

apparent by comparing the black lacquer on the top of the box (a bit faded/dulled) with the black lacquer underneath

7 1/8” across at base

There is a long tradition of Zuni earthenware owl fetishes

Plenty of dings and a little rust

Divided Circle Antique Wood and Leather Geometric Form star with a minor hairline crackI've seen a few photos of antique wooden spheres held together with leather strips like this, but never any in person, and not another circle like, divided in halves, with five triangles making up each half. I see them as just gorgeous sculptural objects, with all sorts of possibilities for display, and love the way they look like strips of teeth when stretched out and pointing up. Fabulous, and from what I can tell, quite rare to find. When formed