Fabulous Carved Folk Art Man and Boat with Moveable Arms and Rudder ethnographic mask this antique oak wood box

this antique oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

I don't wear pins especially frequently

When closed

I believe they were once part of a whole folk art Noah's ark set

or to hang from a rear view mirror

Fabulous Carved Folk Art Man and Boat with Moveable Arms and Rudder ethnographic mask this antique oak wood boxThis is one that you really want to see up close and hold in your hands to fully appreciate the warmth and charm it is dripping with! The little whittled figure at the rear of the barge is very lovingly done, with pins at the shoulders to allow one to move his arms (gently) up and down, and curiously, a snap glued to the top of his head, I assume just as a hat! I have a feeling the rudder beside him was the maker's proudest accomplishment, carefully