Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull wood design It just pulled at my

It just pulled at my heartstrings—I especially love that the dutiful turtle

and in great shape to hold the pages of a great American novel yet to be written

and the handle is wrapped

I am guessing they are quite old

very minor

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull wood design It just pulled at myThis 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