Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting And it looks great stacked

And it looks great stacked with a bunch of other boxes

would originally have used to cut pieces of Areca nut--commonly referred to as betel nut

rendering this woman

Really a very lovely little piece

Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting And it looks great stackedThere are certainly more beautiful old handmade chess and checker boards out there than this, but I really love the "WHITE" and "BLACK" carved at the opposite ends of this one, and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen, making me wonder if it wasn't someone just learning the game of chess who made it. If so, it appears they became a lifelong player, as this board has its share of dings and scratches, which makes me like it all the more.