Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull shoe bowl and one split down the

and one split down the center of the bottom of one interior drawer—all as well documented in photos

evincing the sun or a rainbow and turning the whole plate into a landscape

Great for pounding the heck out of something

and the mission became widely known for its handicrafts

The stain on this one has a bit of a reddish tone

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull shoe bowl and one split down theThis is a wonderful old birch bark box with a great form and patina, and wonderful scalloped edges around the bark of the exterior, which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end. A leather pull on the top with scalloped edge matches. I believe this box would have been used to store tobacco, and I have seen very similar examples described as Native American, primarily dating to the mid to late 19th century. There are a series of X's