Earlyish 20th C. Hand-carved Folk Art Snake in a Book Shaped Box pre-columbian frog vessel The wooden frame is a

The wooden frame is a painted gold and dark red

I'm not quite sure why it is that old pull toys appeal to me so much

but am especially keen on the pond and butterfly in this one

I love the fact that making these reflected an increasing popular interest in the natural world and also a greater freedom for women and girls--an excuse to venture out on their own toward to the sea

Earlyish 20th C. Hand-carved Folk Art Snake in a Book Shaped Box pre-columbian frog vessel The wooden frame is aThis folk art snake in a box, American, earlyish 20th c. I believe, is larger and more substantial than most I have seen carved I believe to pass for a book on the shelf and quite a satisfying one to release by sliding the lid! (And the wear to the paint on the lid where the snake hits it as it completes its emergence tells us it has been opened many times!) Great paint on the snake, with orange spots against black and red inside the mouth, plus