Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting with a little wear/aging visible

with a little wear/aging visible on the face and belly

I am pretty certain it is copper

would originally have used to cut pieces of Areca nut--commonly referred to as betel nut

And if you

And it looks great stacked with a bunch of other boxes

Old Handmade Wooden Chess Board with Carved "Black" and "White" Sides mask face painting with a little wear/aging visibleThere are certainly more beautiful old handmade chess and checker boards out there than this, but I really love the "WHITE" and "BLACK" carved at the opposite ends of this one, and then "K" and "Q" for the positions of King and Queen, making me wonder if it wasn't someone just learning the game of chess who made it. If so, it appears they became a lifelong player, as this board has its share of dings and scratches, which makes me like it all the more.