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<p>[QUOTE="Dawnno, post: 586113, member: 10171"]Don't disagree with the approach, but two things bothered me from the get go about the 'short leash'... 1) there's a splinter inside the grove as if the hole was added later for convenience, i.e., not original to piece, and 2) the braided string looks newer than the rest. It coulda be restrung.</p><p><br /></p><p>even so, say the piece was repurposed just for tea, and not a tea ceremony. Disconnect the 'tea' from the top, put the container on the table, dip in the spoon, while holding the top inside the palm of your hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>Did I say 'tea' - I meant tobacco. or was it 'herbs' ... point is, it's still in the guessing stage. or not. Have no idea what a inro is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dawnno, post: 586113, member: 10171"]Don't disagree with the approach, but two things bothered me from the get go about the 'short leash'... 1) there's a splinter inside the grove as if the hole was added later for convenience, i.e., not original to piece, and 2) the braided string looks newer than the rest. It coulda be restrung. even so, say the piece was repurposed just for tea, and not a tea ceremony. Disconnect the 'tea' from the top, put the container on the table, dip in the spoon, while holding the top inside the palm of your hand. Did I say 'tea' - I meant tobacco. or was it 'herbs' ... point is, it's still in the guessing stage. or not. Have no idea what a inro is.[/QUOTE]
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