Crazy Carved Wooden Canister with Six Figures and Head on Top! antique wire work both render mountainous Brazilian landscapes

both render mountainous Brazilian landscapes in a manner that feels extremely confident and entirely resolved--these really have gravitas

flushed faces

but the wheel turns smoothy and it seems ready to be put to use baking something delicious

2 5/8" long x 1 1/2" wide x 1 1/8" tall

Crazy Carved Wooden Canister with Six Figures and Head on Top! antique wire work both render mountainous Brazilian landscapesTotally wacky, but pretty fun, and whoever made this certainly had a vision which they exerted a lot of time and effort to carry all the way through. I might guess this vessel was made to hold tobacco, perhaps in a tin that fit inside? I'm not entirely certain the identities of the historic, international cast of characters carved in relief around the faceted perimeter, or the identity of the head on top, but I do believe George Washington and John