Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box folk art root head decoy From looking at lots of

From looking at lots of other snuff bottles in trying to figure this one out

In pencil is written what appears to be "coquetier"

and great color combo of what I might describe as olive and a cross between lime and sea foam green

that are unreadable

Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box folk art root head decoy From looking at lots ofSurely this box once had a lid, which kept this little man locked tight inside. One sometimes sees figures like this with large phalluses attached, which spring up when the lid of the box is opened. There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case; if so, someone disarmed him at some point long ago and seems to have given him pants to boot! I love him just as he is, with carved details giving him quite a