Curious Folk Art Bone Carving with Cat and Dog and Bird hinged lid box otherwise very good antique condition

otherwise very good antique condition

I think anyone would look fantastic sporting this striking large JJ Pewter cast cheetah pin

and the piece pretty existential

who does not seem especially eager to open the door and let him in

holder for pencils

Curious Folk Art Bone Carving with Cat and Dog and Bird hinged lid box otherwise very good antique conditionI don't know the origins of this curious folk art creation, which I purchased from a good auction in New Hampshire, but how could I resist this little dog in his doghouse with bone just below on one side, and cat just around the corner?! Plus a bird just about to fly out of the stylized tree above. Carved of what I believe is likely cow bone, which has been hollowed out inside, and decorated all the way around. Definitely it has a good bit of age to