Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull wood design and in great shape to

and in great shape to hold the pages of a great American novel yet to be written

I found these fabulous hand-painted vintage wooden chopsticks at an estate sale that featured a really interesting mix of Asian and farm house antiques

and the handle is wrapped

On the back of the frame is written “Kayak Race

The opening to the jar measures 1 7/8" across

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull wood design and in great shape toThis 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