Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue Mexican silver lidded bentwood pantry box or

lidded bentwood pantry box or dry measure was made by E

Or solid chocolate ones

it is just super satisfyingly gorgeous

Such a charming couple

Carved African Ebony Lion with Bone Teeth and Tongue Mexican silver lidded bentwood pantry box orWhat I love about this vintage carved lion is its very long tongue! It's made of bone and painted with a red stripe down the middle, then framed by bone fangs on either side making for quite a dramatic portrayal of a creature on the prowl! The eyes are bone too, and the rest of it carved of ebony. Made it in Africa I believe and probably at least a few decades old. Overall good condition. There are a couple of splits scrapes on the surface of its