Earlyish 20th C. Hand-carved Folk Art Snake in a Book Shaped Box heavy metal dice And hard to look at

And hard to look at these and not want to know all about Martha and Walter and Elfredia

I really love the hand-painted face with orange cheeks and great black ruffle on the white collar

Larger measures 7 1/8" l

he or she sure looks like a very good and kind old friend to me

Earlyish 20th C. Hand-carved Folk Art Snake in a Book Shaped Box heavy metal dice And hard to look atThis folk art snake in a box, American, earlyish 20th c. I believe, is larger and more substantial than most I have seen carved I believe to pass for a book on the shelf and quite a satisfying one to release by sliding the lid! (And the wear to the paint on the lid where the snake hits it as it completes its emergence tells us it has been opened many times!) Great paint on the snake, with orange spots against black and red inside the mouth, plus