Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull shoe bowl and the mission became widely

and the mission became widely known for its handicrafts

evincing the sun or a rainbow and turning the whole plate into a landscape

to the wonderfully specific baskets full of fish and other things including what I'd guess are lemongrass stalks

a little bit European

The stain on this one has a bit of a reddish tone

Birch Bark Antique Lidded Box with Leather Pull shoe bowl and the mission became widelyThis 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