Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box handmade leather mask 1960s and labeled on the

1960s and labeled on the bottoms

the patterns reference the Shipibo belief that "in mythic times geometric designs covered everything—the sky

presumably representing the trunk of a tree

by hand I believe

Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box handmade leather mask 1960s and labeled on theSuch a smart little box! The lid locked tightly when closed is comprised of two parts, opening through a series of moves, via which the interior compartment is revealed. I've found a few other boxes designed in a similar manner, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th century most commonly vesta, which held matches, and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid. The interior compartment on this one