Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush but in this case the

but in this case the wear feels at to the good to me

and would guess that living in Maine might have had a particular affection for the bluebird--and this one feels perhaps a bit older than the others

6 9/16" t x 3 1/4" w and in very good condition

with just a couple of small tears as documented

Beautiful Condition (and Brilliantly Spinning) 19th Century 8 Sided Bone Teetotem carved brush but in this case theI've had a couple of 19th century bone teetotem in the shop previously those actually purchased from the same collection as this one in Pennsylvania and will continue to scoop them up when I can, though usually they are quite preciously priced. The term teetotum encompasses tops like this made for games ranging from 4 to 12 sides, marked with numbers or symbols (a dreidel is a type of teetotum.) This one is eight sided, and i believe would have used