Very Naive and Very Sweet Boy Scout Relief Carved Totem faceted vase framed or not

framed or not

with the high back a good support to lean against

The dealer I purchased it from referred to it as an onion box

7 7/8" t x 8 3/4" w x 3 1/8" deep

Very Naive and Very Sweet Boy Scout Relief Carved Totem faceted vase framed or notFound in Pennsylvania, surely made by a boy scout long ago (c. 1920s 40s I believe) and which I found too earnestly hard trying and full of life to resist. The eagle with its wings spread feels simultaneously humble and proud in a great way, and the carved teeth and nostrils on the creature below (looks rather like a dinosaur!) I think are really are excellent. Lots of sweet old boy scout carved totem poles out there, but less often do I see a relief