Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull tiny shoe shaped box The design on the sides

The design on the sides of the box mimics a woodgrain pattern and is in deeper relief

There is wear and scratches to the paint here and there

it is stamped on the bottom

There are 2 As

painted in a combination of oil and acrylic by Kansas City artist Susi Lulaki on a shingle salvaged from an old house being torn down in Chase County

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull tiny shoe shaped box The design on the sidesThis is a wonderful old birch bark box with a great form and patina, and wonderful scalloped edges around the bark of the exterior, which is wrapped around the box and nicely tucked in at the end. A leather pull on the top with scalloped edge matches. I believe this box would have been used to store tobacco, and I have seen very similar examples described as Native American, primarily dating to the mid to late 19th century. There are a series of X's