Carved and Painted Wooden Moccasins Letter Opener (?) ikat I have found some plates

I have found some plates

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

The lid features a very dark stain with a nice border detail

though I love the image and the mystery all the same

Carved and Painted Wooden Moccasins Letter Opener (?) ikat I have found some platesI'm getting more and more into carved wooden objects, and this may be my favorite of them yet. I am not entirely sure if the "blade" was meant to be a letter opener or knife or what not, but these moccasins are just fantastic! The carving itself is great, and then the shoes have been painted with a terrific amount of detail: patterns of stripes, triangles, dots on the tops, and then a series of "M"s around the sides. Plus, a great little banding of