Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides accessory Excellent condition

Excellent condition

The burial ‘dolls’ were made of woven fabric

Florida and at art shows and galleries throughout the eastern United States and Canada

Small but powerful

Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides accessory Excellent conditionI'm guessing this old box was made for a specific purpose, as these curved sides seems pretty unusual, and it appears there are old staples along the top edges of the shorter sides which perhaps held some covering in place? Maybe it held cheese? Or bread? Whatever the case, I love its roughness and the shape of it, and think it would be terrific filled with apples or hedge apples, or great on the counter for holding mail, or in the wood shop or studio