Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon hand-carved Yugoslavian This small basket is woven--braided--entirely

This small basket is woven--braided--entirely of hair

suggesting two contrasting sides of one psyche

Love at first sight

His little hands

Rather like bee boxes

Wonderful Antique Handmade Jacob's Ladder Toy with Great Papers and Striped Cloth Ribbon hand-carved Yugoslavian This small basket is woven--braided--entirelyTotal joy finding this one, a 19th century handmade Jacob's Ladder, made with a wonderful combination of papers covering the boards, and striped woven ribbons holding them together. Also known as magic tablets and click clack toys, Jacob's ladders are classic folk toys; by holding the top card and flipping it forward, each subsequent card then flips over to the next position, creating a (really quite magical and mesmerizing) cascading illusion. Works