19TH C. VINTAGE SWEDISH HAND MADE (ARBETE) BIRCH BARK BOX SAMI SAAMI LAPLAND

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19TH C. VINTAGE SWEDISH HAND MADE (ARBETE) BIRCH BARK BOX SAMI SAAMI LAPLAND :
$39.00

LATE 19THCENTURY HAND MADE OVAL BIRCHBARK BOX. SWEDISH / SAMI LAPLANDER. A COVERED BOX MADEOF PEELED BIRCH BARK & WOOD WITH ELEVEN ROWS OF LAYERED DIAMONDS HAND CUT ( HAND ARBETE) ANDPINNED TOGETHER WITH TINY WOODEN PEGS.TOPPED WITH A CUT AND ROLLED BIRCH BARK TOP KNOB ALSO PEGGEDTO LID OVER FOUR CUT AND PEGGED DIAMOND BIRCH LAYERS. MUSEUM QUALITY WORK FROMA TIME LONG PAST. BOX IS 4 ¾”(12CM) LONG BY 3 ½”(9CM) WIDE AND 4/5/8”(11CM)TALL TO TOP OF KNOB. MADE IN THE FAR NORTH. IN FINE PATINATED CONDITION.SLIGHTCHIP TO INSIDE UPPER EDGE OF BOX WALL. BIRCH DIAMONDS SLIGHTLY RUBBED AT HIGHPOINTS. MUSEUM QUALITY HAND ARBETE FROM LONG LONG AGO IN THE FAR NORTH.