1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner which made me think how

which made me think how nice a grid of hand-braided mats in bold and unusual colors would be hung in a grid on the wall

I try to resist purchasing larger things

with dramatic nose in profile

and the carving was painted in red

with general toning and wear

1893 Whitehead and Hoag Fraternal Shaking Hands Pin Back Badge hohner which made me think howI love how objects resonate in different ways at different times I can't look at this antique Masonic badge at the moment without thinking about Kamala Harris using a handshake at the beginning of the first presidential debate to launch the process of disarming Donald Trump. But, more enduringly, a great and iconic symbol of fraternal brotherhood specifically, and friendship more broadly, and I'd like to think gracious welcoming and mutual respect,