Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull miniature chest but it remains in good

but it remains in good condition with many years of use still in it

The exterior egg measures 2 3/4" tall x 1 5/16" wide

It was handmade by the Maurice A

from the pink and teal outfit

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull miniature chest but it remains in goodThis 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