Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners strawberry emeries It measures 4 5/8" tall

It measures 4 5/8" tall x 4 1/4" in diameter

Whaling scenes are frequently featured on Makah baskets and were reenacted in traditional Makah marriage proposal ceremonies: a canoe full of whalers

while one has a different mark

just teeming with the love and care of many many hard-trying hours invested in it

Antique School Slate with Carved Initials and Wrapped Corners strawberry emeries It measures 4 5/8" tallWhat most draws me to antique school slates are the histories they carry, especially things like initials carved in the frames and old make do repairs, both of which this one special. Usually the mends take the form of corners reinforced with metal strips and extra nails, but this is the first I've come across repaired with string, brilliantly wrapped tight between notches carved into the sides of the frame, and still holding tight. I think perhaps it