Wonderful Old Hand-carved Bird Shaped Box wooden spice bowl One of the loops (third

One of the loops (third from right) for hanging is mostly missing

and a few imperfections to the original paint

one of them  composed entirely of a blonde wood

achieved especially well in profile (hard not to recognize that jawline

Wonderful Old Hand-carved Bird Shaped Box wooden spice bowl One of the loops (thirdI was delighted to find this one in New Hampshire the other day, which I presume was made as a snuff box, 19th c American I would guess. (It would really also be the perfect box for holding the tiny bone dice I just listed!) Such an elegant form suggesting a bird through the sparest of means (it feels to me quite reminiscent of early Native American bird stones), wider for the body and gracefully tapering toward the gently pointing beak. I also love