Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross seagrass This manner of beading was

This manner of beading was introduced to Gujarat in the 19th century by merchants

Though I've photographed it in two segments

and a little wear around the edges of the label

It's a bit hard to tell if all carved of one piece of wood or whether the legs were adhered

Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross seagrass This manner of beading wasWeighing in at almost nine pounds, this cross is not to be moved! I love it for its emphatic materiality, and dramatic tilt (seems very Rock of Ages to me, as if Faith herself should be clinging to it amid a stormy sea). And I love it for all the effort put into all that soldering around the base, looking like the roots of trees (or streaming seaweed.) All of which, together with a sort of God's Eye at the center, adds up to a super folky but also