Pretty Little Scandanavian Wrapped Birch Bark Box with Painted Flowers stereoscopic slides reminding one of a terrific

reminding one of a terrific expressionistic woodcut

and really quite a special thing I think

Turns out it is a pretty special and rare thing

Can't argue with a thing about it--pretty perfect

Pretty Little Scandanavian Wrapped Birch Bark Box with Painted Flowers stereoscopic slides reminding one of a terrificA pretty little Scandinavian birch bark box with leather pull nice age to it and a few painted flowers on the lid, too. These were traditionally made by members of the Smi or Saami culture, indigenous Finno Ugric people inhabiting northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula, historically known in English as Lapps or Laplanders who used birch bark for everything from boxes to buoys. This one would have been made for the tourist trade, 1st