Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it is the sides

but it is the sides that really make this basket

according to its author James Monteith

This handwoven scarf

plus the terrific original box with red

14 1/2" tall with dress

Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it is the sidesThis mushroom! When I first spotted it, I thought it was ceramic, but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone, and I am pretty certain antler, most likely Caribou I think. I really love it as an object exactly the scale of a real mushroom, and just what it is, beautifully executed, no fuss. I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms, almost all Canadian (morels carved from deer antler seem to be a bit of a thing), but none as lovely as