It seems to me to show the influence of South American figurative pottery (Shipibo pottery comes to mind)
which is how the carved lock (which looks rather like a rudder) is secured and held tight via a knot on the opposite side of the box
or someone else took to using it to record the deaths of family members and friends--and of the "old horse
There is a small hole above the head and small loss to bottom left edge
pictured in photos
Antique Primitive Pine Doll Bed in Original Paint (Which Makes a Great Platform) vintage Inuit sculpture It seems to me toI really love this one, and old handmade doll's bed, especially great I think for those hand carved stretchers between the posts at either end. Carved of pine, with much of its original red brown paint stain holding, with notched joints, tapered legs, and a variety of nails and a couple of screws holding it together. Now, if not for a doll, it would make a great platform for stacking books atop, or setting a potted plant, or whatever. Found the other