Novelty Vintage Hand Made High Quality Indonesian Man's Wooden Tobacco Box

Welcome to Antiques & Moore! THIS LISTING IS FOR AN ATTRACTIVE HAND MADE TREEN/WOODEN MAN'S TOBACCO CARRYING BOX FROM INDONESIA. THE BOX IS HAND MADE WITH THE TWO WOODEN PIECES ATTACHED WITH A STRING SIMILIAR TO A JAPANESE INRO. TWO TYPES OF WOOD WERE USED WITH A BURL WOOD AS THE BOTTOM AND A DARKER WOOD (PERHAPS EBONY) FORMING THE TOP SECTION THAT FITS ONTO THE BOTTOM SECTION IN A "SAWTOOTH" DESIGN.

BEAUTIFUL QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP AND ALTHOUGH THESE BOXES MAY BE COMMONLY FOUND IN INDONESIA, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE LIKE IT HERE IN THE U. THE BOX IS VERY WELL MADE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE IN INDONESIA. THE BOX IS IN GREAT CONDITION REFLECTING MINIMAL SIGNS OF NORMAL WEAR WITH ONE MINOR SCRATCH ON THE EBONIZED TOP (SEE PHOTOS). MEASURES 5" HIGH, 4 1/2" WIDE AND 1 DEEP.

WE ORIGINALLY HAD THIS LISTED AND DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS MADE OR ITS PURPOSE. THANKS TO A KIND AND KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT. Have been in the Antiques business for over 30 years and try to describe our items as accurately as possible. We are happy to answer any questions and always appreciate your business!

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