Ancient Spindle

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Description

Wooden hair barrettes are a variation of the traditional hair stick of which have been in use for thousands of years, and have been found in cultures of the Ancient Egyptians, Romans, Greeks and Japanese. You can use it to quickly fasten your hair back. Simply wind the hair in a bun like shape, release the pin from one end and thread it through the base, with the carved ornament on top. Once all the desired hair is nestled between, push the pin back through the hole. It can be done with a tidy bun to posh perfection or by gathering the hair in fist fulls in a messy array of tendrils for an urban bohemian flare. Either way looks fabulous. It is a timeless style that boasts organic elegance. They can be used on a daily basis or for an event of elaborate luxury. This hair barrette is hand carved and polished to perfection. It's the perfefct hair accessory and will serve as a great gift for your lovely lady friends with medium to long locks.

Features

• Item Length: 4.75" / Max Width: 1.5"
• Beautiful hand carved sono wood hair pin barrette.
• Polished to perfection.
• An all natural way to adorn your hair.
• Holds hair taut and comfortable.

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300 bold, rhythmic circle designs, originally incorporated on small clay spindle weights, depicting man-like deities, animals both real and fantastic, reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets — all employed with the boldness and fanciful characteristics of pre-Columbian art.

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"What will we make out of the world around us? This is the question at the heart of Bevis Longstreth’s extraordinarily textured Spindle and Bow. Longstreth takes us back to the most unfamiliar times and cultures in order to examine the essential questions of what it means to be human in the world. Along the way, we learn about gypsy caravans and Satraps’ palaces, the purification of gold and the mysteries of one of the greatest carpets ever made. This richly woven novel reminds us of the importance and possibilities of Art. Longstreth reminds us that what we make out of the world around us is a moral issue of the utmost relevance."Karen Shepard, Author of An Empire of Women and The Bad Boy’s Wife

"What will we make out of the world around us? This is the question at the heart of Bevis Longstreth's extraordinarily textured Spindle and Bow. Longstreth takes us back to the most unfamiliar times and cultures in order to examine the essential questions of what it means to be human in the world. Along the way, we learn about gypsy caravans and Satraps' palaces, the purification of gold and the mysteries of one of the greatest carpets ever made. This richly woven novel reminds us of the importance and possibilities of Art. Longstreth reminds us that what we make out of the world around us is a moral issue of the utmost relevance."Karen Shepard, Author of An Empire of Women and The Bad Boy's Wife

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This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1819 edition by Archibald Constable and Co. and Longman and Co., Edinburg-London.