Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull tiny shoe shaped box it is mid-century in style

it is mid-century in style and was purchased from an estate sale that included a great collection of mid to late 20th century ceramics and studio pottery from Japan

painted in a combination of oil and acrylic by Kansas City artist Susi Lulaki on a shingle salvaged from an old house being torn down in Chase County

There is wear and scratches to the paint here and there

The ash splint structure

while the pale

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull tiny shoe shaped box it is mid-century in styleThis is a wonderful old birch bark box with a great form and patina, and wonderful scalloped edges around the bark of the exterior, which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end. A leather pull on the top with scalloped edge matches. I believe this box would have been used to store tobacco, and I have seen very similar examples described as Native American, primarily dating to the mid to late 19th century. There are a series of X's