Perfectly Simple Chip Carved Tramp Art Box table easel but imagine it would shine

but imagine it would shine up some if desired

but now I'm pretty confident it is Japanese

it holds water fine

This is a very lovely vintage Yup'ik (Northern Alaska Native American) coiled and lidded basket

Perfectly Simple Chip Carved Tramp Art Box table easel but imagine it would shineI'd guess this box originally held some sort of circular metal bits, making this a bit of a make do creation, and it looks more as if the chip carved layers were carved away from the lid rather than added, though I don't think that is actually the case. I really love its simplicity and matter of factness, making it seems as if every old utilitarian box should have a tramp y roof. 5" w x 3 1 2" t x 2 1 2" d and in very good condition, with just the