Much Weathered Old Carved Totem with Head and Two Animals Chinese cinnabar box which is in excellent condition

which is in excellent condition

From what I understand

then detailed with with brown painted cap and belt

which I think have just a terrific form

Much Weathered Old Carved Totem with Head and Two Animals Chinese cinnabar box which is in excellent conditionNot an easy one to photograph, and also rather an elusive one to begin with, at least to me. This small totem was carved from a very soft, porous wood, like petrified driftwood, and appears to me to be quite old, as the features on the three figures what looks to be a human head at top, followed by two animals below appear to have much weathered and worn since they were carved. Based on the nature of the wood and the color, I might guess this carving