Twelve Men's Morris Old Handmade Game Board with Folk Art Bird Peg! world war two with these thin black threads

with these thin black threads tethering the two together

It is well rusted

lovingly made by hand and incorporating a variety of woods into decorative details on all sides

Florida and at art shows and galleries throughout the eastern United States and Canada

cracks or other flaws that I can see

Twelve Men's Morris Old Handmade Game Board with Folk Art Bird Peg! world war two with these thin black threadsI am not sure if this is the ultimate "make do," creation, or whether the peg with bird on top was devised to give flourish to the winning player's triumphant final move, but In any case, a pretty terrific display object I think, and playable yet! The board, certainly pretty old, is for the ancient strategy game most commonly known as Twelve Men's Morris (a variation on Nine Men's Morris, and also known as mills and marl) played by two people. Players