Whole World in a Gesture, C. 1920s-40s Velox Print Micrograph caution sign Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in

Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans (now associated with Tulane)—which if you are not familiar with

they are some of the finest baskets in the world

textures make this feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

Binding in excellent shape

near the toes and what could be some white something on the top of the leg

Whole World in a Gesture, C. 1920s-40s Velox Print Micrograph caution sign Sophie Newcomb Memorial College inThis is a very small photo a micrograph I believe, shot through a microscope just over 2"x 2", which to me is just right the right scale, as one wants to get close and peer into it! I'm guessing a much magnified view of the the pincers of an insect, with tiny hairs all around, but the identification of the subject is to my mind far less important than the formal qualities of the image, and this marvelously evocative pinching grabbing gesture: a micro