Sculptural Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, Seven Layers orange These sorts of nut carvings

These sorts of nut carvings

3 1/8" tall x 1 1/2" wide x 1" thick

The lid is woven primarily with tight sweetgrass braids

and if I did not know better

Certainly the perfect gift for your favorite haircutter

Sculptural Antique Chip Carved Tramp Art Frame, Seven Layers orange These sorts of nut carvingsThe form of this terrific old chip carved tramp art frame keeps making me think of a child in the snow making a snow angel, or maybe of a big brown bear standing on hind legs! It is an old one, first quarter of the 20th century or so I believe, with a wonderfully warm patina, and in great shape still. The only missing bit that I can see if the very top layer on the upper right "arm," but it must have been lost quite some time ago as the wood has aged