Owl Like Fossilized Tooth! planters to the pretty fabric lining

to the pretty fabric lining on the interior

I purchased this gorgeous early 20th century Papago or Pima basket in an online auction

combining both rings and squares (some sets just included rings

I can't imagine driving along and seeing this sign and not pulling over

with cross piece at the top that reminds me of a bottle whimsy stopper

Owl Like Fossilized Tooth! planters to the pretty fabric liningI don't know anything about fossilized teeth, but believe this is one, and I thought it was pretty beautiful, and also a nice thing to carry around like a talisman and reminder of the expanse of time of which we are a mere blip. And turned on its side it looks rather like an owl, keeping watch. 2 3 4" t x 1 1 4" x 3 4". Stands on its own with the root of the tooth at base. Satisfyingly smooth surface.