Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box dance 10 3/4" l x 3

10 3/4" l x 3 1/4" in diameter and in excellent condition

which makes me wonder about the other scenarios

evoking the sense that these five figures--especially the man at center--were plowing their way through the water

another 7/8" units

or in the wood shop or studio for supplies

Painted Shoe-Shaped Nearly Flat Folk Art Box dance 10 3/4" l x 3The paint on this unusual little shoe shaped box has nice age to it; I'd guess 1920s 30s or so, though maybe a little earlier than that. I love the long, nearly flat form, as if nodding to the elongated proportions of clown shoes, and the surprise of realizing the "lid" slides off to reveal a secret hiding place. Perhaps the upper and lower were once joined, I'm honestly not sure, but now they just fit together nicely, with a carve out in the