Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 all the better for the

all the better for the wear

presumed mid-century

sometimes spiced

but here's a handful together

With a little research I learned that these origami parasols were once a common craft among Japanese American women

Old Salvaged Interlocking Pieces Tramp Art Frame Fragment 1921 all the better for theI believe this likely was once part of a frame, but now is just a partial thing, and a cool object I think, which would be good hung straight down to sway a bit in the breeze or with a little push! It is constructed like a "crown on thorns" with interlocking pieces, and fun to play around with. It was quite dusty when I found it; I used a dry q tip to get most of the dust off, but it could definitely be cleaned more carefully. 19 1 2" inches long by