Finely Chip-Carved Dark-Stained Wooden Box hand hoe but it remains a very

but it remains a very lovely thing and could certainly be put to use again

There are two buckles to the wood on the top of the chest

just such a satisfying form

which resulted in terrific details on the faces and bodies of the figures and the widely branching trees

and clearly very old

Finely Chip-Carved Dark-Stained Wooden Box hand hoe but it remains a veryThis is really a wonderful box, very finely carved on all sides and stained a terrific near black. The carving is just fantastic, densely covering every inch of the top and most of the sides all very painstakingly done, but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there. IReally lovely, in great shape, and of a very useful size for holding all manner of things. There is a bit of wear to the stain in spots, and very small