Yugoslavian Wooden Animal Vessel green white brown but no metal-smithing background--so they

but no metal-smithing background--so they taught themselves

Photographs do not do justice to this wonderful little bronze rabbit shaped trinket box

which is attached by brass screws at center

While its surface shows signs of age and wear

Yugoslavian Wooden Animal Vessel green white brown but no metal-smithing background--so theyI've seen a few hand carved wooden vessels made in Yugoslavia, but none I like as much as this one, which I am guessing represents a deer. I love the streamlined form of it, with head stretched gracefully forward, as if in motion. The incised carving itself is pretty lovely too, with a mix of banded patterns at the center, and cross hatching at either end. And then a bowl in the middle of the body, which I think would be great filled with nuts or