19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees with Yantra at center (the

with Yantra at center (the circle inside of triangle inside of circle)

with gold leaf added on the teeth and eyes

and could be put to all sorts of creative and pragmatic uses

so perhaps it was somehow glued/adhered flush to a mount

I think likely the top and right edges were trimmed at some point

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees with Yantra at center (theMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking