Amazing Carved Walnut Shell Cat Family with Walnut Dish nail loom Nicely sized at 5 1/2"

Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

hatted figures--two in profile on the left panel

this piece could be used as a vase or as a watering pitcher for plants

I'm not sure what its original use would have been

really a sweet little piece

Amazing Carved Walnut Shell Cat Family with Walnut Dish nail loom Nicely sized at 5 1/2"Oh my! I love little carved peach pit baskets, but they certainly pale in comparison to this fantastic tiny family of creatures carved from walnut shells! I'd guess they are meant to be cats or tigers (with the natural grain of the shells giving them black stripes), with these terrific pointed ears, red painted mouths, and long arching tails, which function like handles on their backs! Plus a hollowed out half walnut shell to pile them into, with an