Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) ingalls fortune telling cards horns in hand

horns in hand

and I have to wonder if she didn't make it in the fall

One hole was drilled through for the eyes and a slit for the beak

much of which I've gotten rid of but there might still be a stray bit here and there

but they are hard

Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) ingalls fortune telling cards horns in handI just love the look of this old ball, which I believe holds cork inside the hand knotted macrame exterior, made like a boat fender, though perhaps just as a whimsy as I'm not entirely sure a fender this small would be useful (?). Whatever the case, it definitely feels sailor made to me, reminding me a lot of sailor made knot work baskets I've had, and it definitely has a bunch of years on it. Quite a satisfying object to my eye, and a nice one to