Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American spice boxes which I finally purchased after

which I finally purchased after carrying it around with me on two separate visits to a local antique shop

with just the very tiniest of tiny chips on the lip

with a variation on the same used for his hand-drawn and pasted-in book plate just inside

and the sides are joined by tiny brass nails

Old Wood Spirit Carving, Presumed Native American spice boxes which I finally purchased afterThis carving came from an old estate in Damariscotta, Maine, and it is definitely quite an old one. I can't say for certain that it is a Native American carving, but based on the face, I might think so. In any event, as opposed to many "wood spirit" carvings faces carved into branches with the bark on them which are pretty kitschy, the relative simplicity and stoicism makes this one really great I think, and with quite a proud presence that far