Elegant Old Green and White Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving carrying a burden Bees fly in a straight

Bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hives—a bee line—thus leading the beekeeper to the bounty

There is a layer of foam core visible from the back holding it tightly in the frame

I'd guess this great carved wood head was once part of a puppet of some sort

The embroidery along the top edge is especially lovely

Elegant Old Green and White Froebel Kindergarten Paper Weaving carrying a burden Bees fly in a straightA couple more old Froebel Kindergarten paper weavings today, as I never tire of them, and can never get enough and what a gorgeous field of green checkerboards (graduating from a darker green to a sort of celadon) against white here! Super graphic and very elegant. Earlyish 20th c. I believe and quite finely done, likely by a teacher. Paper: 7" x 7". Weaving: 7" x 5". A bit of scattered spotting along the top edge (first photo) and one or two minor