Radiant Old Painted Folk Art Watermelon Slice polar bear I just found three of

I just found three of these lovely old cut paper weavings

buildings and ceramics most particularly

I come across a fair number of punched paper embroidery pieces

2 1/2" tall

There is a mesh screen-lined hole connecting that compartment to   a smaller compartment on the other side

Radiant Old Painted Folk Art Watermelon Slice polar bear I just found three ofI never paid much attention to folk art watermelon then I found this beautiful slice and realized its all about glorious color! Surface, too, here, with perfectly aged paint, showing a little more cracking on one side than the other. There's a pale green tint to the inner rind, and the red, with creamy white and black seeds dotting it, is just perfection. Pure yum. 11 1 8 x 3 11 16 x 1 1 8 and in very good condition, with a little paint loss to the