Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors on wove paper--came from a

on wove paper--came from a portfolio of drawings dating to 1929

and same thick blown glass--listed by a Civil War expert

and all of which were fiercely bidded  upon at auction

including for the fact that the tip of one of her front paws has a little chip

was done by H

Antique Folk Art Carved Man in Coffin Box sailors on wove paper--came from aSurely this box once had a lid, which kept this little man locked tight inside. One sometimes sees figures like this with large phalluses attached, which spring up when the lid of the box is opened. There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case; if so, someone disarmed him at some point long ago and seems to have given him pants to boot! I love him just as he is, with carved details giving him quite a