Shaker Type Handmade Confetti Rag Tablemat wooden dance mask with three different potted varieties

with three different potted varieties of orchid captured front and center

perfectly resolved

which focuses attention all the more so on those handles

with just a little cracking/roughness  along the edges off the wood

Shaker Type Handmade Confetti Rag Tablemat wooden dance mask with three different potted varietiesFound in Maine, I don't believe this mat is antique, but I do believe it has a fair bit of age, and I find its confetti of colors very joyful. Made of cut and knotted strips of fabric, with hand stitching in navy black thread visible on the backside holding it together. Clean and bright and painterly, good at the center of the table or hung on the wall. 16 1 2" d and in excellent condition.