SOLD Great Old Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Passive Snake Inside! carved inuit figure Sold as found unframed but

Sold as found unframed but I think in a dark would frame this would really sing

terrifically expressive creations as full of life as this one

and it does feel as if imbued with special powers

just the right amount of weirdness

and then a green stem with little red flowers or berries subtly painted across the front

SOLD Great Old Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Passive Snake Inside! carved inuit figure Sold as found unframed butI purchased this one from a wonderful dealer in Pennsylvania, and believe that is quite likely where it originated, early 20th century would be my guess, though it could be a little older than that. There is a tiny hole in the slide that once would have attached via string or fine wire to the snake inside (with stained black arching neck and wonderful little nailed eyes and iron tongue) and pulled it forth to deliver a surprise to the opener! That