The Mid-Century Interlocking Design Unusual carved wood Chinese hat display stand, which consists of two interlocking pieces of wood (possibly rosewood) that lay flat for travel and stand upright when put together to display your hat. Approx 12" High, 6.5" wide. There is calligraphy carved into the wood on all sides. During the Mid-Century Modern era (circa 1950s-1970s), brutalist, primitive, and highly stylized global elements became very popular in-home decor. This engineering trick allows the two separate flat panels to slide perpendicular into one another, instantly transforming the flat pieces into a self-standing, three-dimensional geometric tabletop decor or hat stand
