Beautiful and Sculptural Antique Treen Lidded Case (for Sewing Tools?) papier mache box Great for the kids but

Great for the kids but maybe a better gift to oneself

e: The porcupine is two feet long

and an old one

Bright and clean (there's a bit of dust captured in a couple of the photos that has since been brushed off

Beautiful and Sculptural Antique Treen Lidded Case (for Sewing Tools?) papier mache box Great for the kids butMost of the wood or bone cases for needles or bodkins that I have seen are more or less cylindrical, and somewhat smaller than this, but Im not quite sure what else this very lovely turned wooden case would have been made to hold? I really love the tiered form of it, and especially the shape of the lid, which fits very snuggly onto the vessel and holds quite tightly in place. The hardwood looks to me like lignum vitae and is truly gorgeous. 5 7 8 t x