Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull pig rampwalker especially the pattern of lines

especially the pattern of lines on its back when viewed from above

which appears to be a hand-painted lithograph

the color on this is truly fantastic

and I believe that these are Haitian teak

but the other a pipe cleaner attached to a real little animal claw

Lovely Old Vertebrae Bone with Secret Skull pig rampwalker especially the pattern of linesI found this in a wonderful shop filled with all sorts of interesting antiques and curiosities, and though I'm not especially oriented towards bones and things, it struck me as a very beautifully sculptural object, which becomes a different thing from every view. It was not until I was photographing it that I noticed a secret surprise: visible in the first image, in the right recess, is what looks like a tiny skull! (Maybe I'm crazy, but to me it's