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I had a very similar one once; it was a very dense wood, ebony or rosewood, and from India.
Or, here's something you could try: it is possible to make a puzzle-box, with all sides apparently closed; but having internal passageways for a...
PS, when posting photos, there is an option to use "full-size" and you should always click that box; it is easier for readers. You may still have...
I can sort of see an elephant...or maybe a flying monkey. But I'd agree, it is apparently part of a firescreen. Not sure what would be the...
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I'd say it is a souvenir, but not sure from where.
Cellos are pretty expensive in general, so even a Korean or Chinese-made student model might be worth in the thousands...perhaps. It really is not...
Without the spots, I'd be likely to say ivory also.
That would be a darn fancy marimba....my brother made a very big one once (it was approximately the size of a VW beetle, in two parts for...
I'll stick with my comments above; possibly originally contained smoked salmon, or just sold as a general-purpose box; and very well could have...
And if there were an orca on the box, one might expect the box to contain whale-meat....but they are a good size for scarves also....for example.
Most such boxes feature salmon designs of course, but similar boxes are sold for other purposes, and people get tired of nothing but salmon...
It is an orca; note the blowhole. Though generally Northwest Coast Native in style, it is not specifically Haida. It looks like it may possibly...
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