Antique Folk Art Paint Decorated Book Shaped Box with Snake Surprise! ethereal representing the traditional costumes of

representing the traditional costumes of different cultures from around the world--whether by a single maker or done after a pattern I am not entirely certain

It has a wonderful presence and a fire cloud on one side from the traditional outdoor firing

There is a bit of a gap between one back leg and the main body where the nails have come out a bit

with lots of scrapes and some paint splotches here and there

and that it is a very lovely and tender one

Antique Folk Art Paint Decorated Book Shaped Box with Snake Surprise! ethereal representing the traditional costumes ofI'm forever on the hunt for these but they're hard to find, especially a good old one still functioning and even more so with such a brilliantly painted snake inside. Of the perfect scale, too. Plenty of wear to the paint stain on the exterior of the carved book shaped box, but some nice red and green painted detail at the corners still holding on, and most all of that best green on the sides and slide. Works very smoothly, and by sticking just a