Lucky Bat Belt Toggle Bold Design She is wearing red cloth

She is wearing red cloth moccasins with beadwork on them

and is accented by simplistic silver wire work that flanks the well executed stone inlaid Knifewing Dancer

A curious walrus rests safely on his mount

He painted in egg tempera with oil glazes

Forty or more years ago the original leather belt was replaced by a new subtly decorated leather belt

Lucky Bat Belt Toggle Bold Design She is wearing red clothCarved from a beautiful piece of burl wood, this toggle is in the shape of a bat. This bat is accompanied by beautiful renderings of foliage and large fruits or a gourd and has a wonderful fluidity to the shape of this toggle. Bats are a symbol of happiness in Chinese culture. This comes from the fact that the Chinese words for both "bat" and "happiness" are homophones, a concept explored frequently in Chinese toggles. The fruit this bat is depicted