sheath

A cylindrical leather sleeve, hand-laced along one edge.
A dark handle emerges from the top, partially revealed.

✦ PARAMETERS ✦

axis: concealment vs access
density: medium
direction: vertical emergence
distortion: organic

✦ FIELD NOTE ✦

Defined by what it withholds.
Exposure is controlled, not offered.

✦ POSITION ✦

Threshold object.
Between storage and action.

✦ ORIGIN ✦

Acquired directly from a Cherokee elder in North Carolina.
Handmade, with visible stitch variation and material wear.