Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaf-shaped tray which I can tighten up

which I can tighten up with matching thread before sending

and so was thrilled to recently find a bunch of them

Penobscot and Passamaquoddy tribes) and I believe it is MicMac specifically

All slide tops slide smoothy and fit tightly

14" tall x 13

Satisfying 19th C. Painted Documents Box leaf-shaped tray which I can tighten upI've been paying more attention lately to early painting techniques as applied to the decoration of utilitiarian objects, from smoke painting to to a huge variety of approaches to grain painting originally used to imitate the look of more expensive woods, but really taking on a life of its own as a form of creative expression. (What I am really coveting now is a thumb print painted box!) This is not a fancy box it was made to be used, and has been,