Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask northern Ethiopia

northern Ethiopia

which gives it a lot of dynamism and makes for especially great profiles

in its very old gold paint

so I recently grabbed a bag full of these in hopes that someone might use them to construct some beautiful new tools

which seems to have no impact

Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask northern EthiopiaNot too much larger than an actual pair of scissors, but with nicely elongated proportions that make them feel more so. A nice whimsy of sorts, perhaps at one time hung in a tailor's shop, or at a hairdresser's?! 11 3 4" x 2 3 8" x 1 4 and in very good condition, light in weight, with nice mellowing to the silver paint and some darkening along the edges, as if they had been used!