[Woodcarver] Unusual Folk Art Box

[Donna Menke]

Looks to me like some of the animals could be llamas/alpacas. That would indicate South American origins. The geometric decorations go along with that theory. The wood burning could be called poker-work, maybe; with just a red hot rod stuck into the wood.

Wasn't that about the time that there were hobos making and carving pallets to make objects to sell or trade for food? From the photos it does not look like it was carved from one block of wood. The hinges would have been carved from another piece of wood because they need lengthwise grain for strength.
Hard to tell much from just the photos-

Donna Menke
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> From: KathleenMG Menendez <pyroart_emuseum at yahoo.com>

>To: "woodcarver at carverscompanion.com" <woodcarver at carverscompanion.com> 

>Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 2:35 AM

>Subject: [Woodcarver] Unusual Folk Art Box

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>Hello, All,

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>I came across this unusual box on eBay with stylized

>figures carved with a pyrography background

>texture and border.  It is from 1929 and thought

>to be possibly Amish by the vendor.

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>We were very curious about it, as to how it was made.

>Are the hinges part of the back of the box?  Perhaps

>some of you know how they are done.

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>The art work looks not so much traditional Amish as

>the work of an individual artist, probably a folk artist,

>but not what you would typically expect from one

>either.  His name was Jud King.

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>I'd love to know your opinions about the various

>aspects of the box:  the craftsmanship of the box

>itself, and the artistic interpretation of the figures,

>which is minimalist (am not even sure which animals

>are which in most cases), whether you think the box

>is Amish in origin, etc.

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>Here's the address on eBay for the box:

>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190753384873&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

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>Thanks to all,

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>Kathleen Menendez

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>Kathleen M. Garvey Menéndez

>Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.A.

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>List of Pyrograffiti articles and their contents:

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>New magazine PYROGRAPHY

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