Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it is the sides

but it is the sides that really make this basket

plus the terrific original box with red

14 1/2" tall with dress

according to its author James Monteith

Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it is the sidesThis mushroom! When I first spotted it, I thought it was ceramic, but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone, and I am pretty certain antler, most likely Caribou I think. I really love it as an object exactly the scale of a real mushroom, and just what it is, beautifully executed, no fuss. I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms, almost all Canadian (morels carved from deer antler seem to be a bit of a thing), but none as lovely as