Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition this piece is in very

this piece is in very good condition and structurally very sound

and no loss of lacquer on the interior It measures  It measures 3 7/8" tall x 4 3/8" wide overall

There are so many gorgeous textiles out there from so many places

South Dakota in the 1970s

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition this piece is in veryI assume this little structure is meant to represent a water tower, and I'd guess it was made as part of an elaborate model train set up which, if so, I'd really love to have seen in full! I just love it as a painstakingly constructed little object, complete with this terrific pointy roof made of what appears to be strips of bark. I'm not sure if the rest of it is constructed of actual matchsticks or just matchstick like little sticks, but the effect