Great Old Handmade Wooden Caddy With Nails Six Compartments curated gifts late 19th century I believe

late 19th century I believe

which I think could be read as a totem of sorts

with its original chain attached to boot

Whaling scenes are frequently featured on Makah baskets and were reenacted in traditional Makah marriage proposal ceremonies: a canoe full of whalers

is stamped in pink at lower right

Great Old Handmade Wooden Caddy With Nails Six Compartments curated gifts late 19th century I believeI love this old thing, which would be perfect for organizing and hauling around pens and pencils and crayons and paintbrushes and whatever else one might need to stash. I think it was in a similar fashion for many years, with some splotches of paint on one side and a little inside as well. I love all of the rows of old nails holding it together at the corners and joining the interior separators to the exterior such a warm and to my eye super