Antique Relief Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Mother, Daughter, and Slide Opening Back drawing on collage as shown in the first

as shown in the first image

most likely made by a Nunamiut mask maker from the Anaktuvuk Pass--though I am not 100% certain

4 1/2" tall x 5/8" thick

I believe this old wooden stacking toy is very early Playskool--1940s or so I think

I believe made of celluloid

Antique Relief Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Mother, Daughter, and Slide Opening Back drawing on collage as shown in the firstI love a book shaped box, or book shaped anything, really, and love the very folky relief carving as well as the hidden box deceptiveness! about this one. Terrific faces and hands and hair and surface on the mother and daughter in chair carved on the face of it, with ALBUM arching overhead making it all feel very cozy, and a wonderfully carved latch lock, too, spanning the gold painted recessed "pages" on the side. On the reverse, unusual in my