Man with Cap Small Carved Bust tin spice box but I'd guess this is

but I'd guess this is Danish

Just fantastic

They have been used as percussive instruments for thousands of years

and that the American Museum of Natural History in New York was the primary place to get them

allowing for very dramatic poses and gestures

Man with Cap Small Carved Bust tin spice box but I'd guess this isI can't decide for sure whether that hat on this guy is a hunting cap with the ear flaps up, or an engineers cap? I could easily see him at the helm of a train, periodically sounding the whistle, but could also imagine him out in the woods, with his over sized ears well suited for picking up the sound of birds and rusting animals in the distance! Either way, a sweet, fairly old carving, and nice addition to any carved cast of characters. Just shy of