Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black Such baskets were only produced

Such baskets were only produced at specific times of year

Each plate measure 7

which has been carefully hand-cut and hand-painted

I think they created a marvelously dynamic print

” “the sweet symbol of a high and elaborate civilization

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black Such baskets were only producedI found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very