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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Asian(?) carved box - Pls help identify

« on: July 15, 2018, 06:13:08 pm »

The shop I bought it in was on Oahu.
I'm assuming the insect damage to mine makes it if significantly less value than those other examples.
But now I know what it is - thanks so much for everyone's help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old Asian(?) carved box - Pls help identify

« on: July 14, 2018, 08:38:44 pm »

this is the inside - you can see it was carved out from a solid piece

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Antique Questions Forum / Old Asian(?) carved box - Pls help identify

« on: July 14, 2018, 06:46:20 pm »

I'm trying to figure out more about the origin of this piece - what culture its from, time period, purpose?
Its a box carved from a single piece of wood, dimensions are 17.5x11x5.25
I bought it at an antique shop in Hawai'i about 15 years ago. They called it a "Tibetan Dream Box", but I assumed that was just marketing.
Anyone have any ideas what it is or where its from?