Howling Wolf-Burnt Work design, Sm hexagon wood box -Clarence Polchies, Mi'kmaq

Description

The quarter moon, howling wolf and evergreens are designs that Clarence Polchies, Mi'kmaq has added to this commercially made small hexagonal wooden box.  There are burnt work trees on all six of the bottom sides of the box.  Most of the burnt work boxes by Clarence and his son C Jason Polchies do not have any design on the back of the box.  Clarence is more likely to put something on the back of his boxes than is Jason.
Burnt work is also called  pyrography - dictionary definition
"Pyrography is the art of decorating wood or other materials with
burn
marks"
As a traditional art of the Wabanaki, burnt work has been used for at nearly 2 centuries and perhaps even prior to European contact...  The earliest burnt work design I have seen was on a paddle was dated to 1850 and have been told of others that were even earlier.  Wooden objects as well as birch bark items were sometimes decorated using the tips of burning sticks etc.
This commercially purchased wooden box has had the all the burnt work designs placed on it by the Mi'kmaq artist, Clarence Polches.   It has a small decorative brass metal clasp on the front and similar brass hinges on the back.  It has been varnished and a soft red felt bottom cloth has been added so it won't scratch the surface of whatever you might place it on....
This smaller hexagonal wooden box is 5.5" corner to corner,  sides are about 3" each  and it is  3" high.  It would make a great desk top box for holding pens, paper clips, erasers etc... or a wonderful jewelry/trinket box.
It could also hold dried herbs for smudging or medicine.....