Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it makes a nice

but it makes a nice container now for needles or pills or other small things

but its not so large as to be overwhelming

but it is the sides that really make this basket

great as a paperweight or just sitting around

plus the terrific original box with red

Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! latched wooden box but it makes a niceThis mushroom! When I first spotted it, I thought it was ceramic, but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone, and I am pretty certain antler, most likely Caribou I think. I really love it as an object exactly the scale of a real mushroom, and just what it is, beautifully executed, no fuss. I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms, almost all Canadian (morels carved from deer antler seem to be a bit of a thing), but none as lovely as