Old Leather and Steel Catcher's Mask, Earlyish 20th Century round vase The matte green

The matte green

No real matter as they should immediately be taken out of the box and put to use

it reads as the form of a hand with fingers raised

which for me transforms it into a sort of fossilized sculpture

Old Leather and Steel Catcher's Mask, Earlyish 20th Century round vase The matte greenThere is no mark on this old catcher's mask that I can find, and I have not found an exact match that identifies it, but based on the construction I believe it dates to sometime between 1900 1930s. I just think it's a beautiful thing, as much so from the back and from the front, and from the sides too, with laces running all the way around holding the leather together. And all of the original straps are in place and in good shape, making it ready to