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Vintage Swami Mystery Talking Board
Item Details
A vintage Swami ‘Mystery Talking Board’. This Ouija-style talking board was created by Gift Craft of Chicago in the 1940s to take advantage of the time’s fascination in East Asian mysticism. It is constructed of hand-painted paper mounted on a hardboard base, and depicts images of a man and woman on flying carpets, with a turbaned seer peering into a crystal ball to the center, and signs of the Zodiac around the perimeter.
Condition
- color faded; staining to artwork and some scratches to face; edge wear overall, with paper peeling and loss to image at lower right.
Dimensions
20.0" W x 0.25" H x 13.5" D
Item #
17NYC140-012