Charming Vintage Painted Wooden Box with Shenandoah Valley Style Decoration sterilized japan what a lot of demands

what a lot of demands this fellow carries on his back

They remind somewhat of old Grenfell Mission dolls from Labrador

and the head screwed to the black painted custom base from the underside

including what look like very bright eyes even from a profile perspective

Charming Vintage Painted Wooden Box with Shenandoah Valley Style Decoration sterilized japan what a lot of demandsI would guess maybe 1940s on this box but I am not completely certain. I love it for the hand painted decoration, which I think might be best described as Shenandoah Valley in style, somewhat in the manner of Johannes Spitler (1774 1837). What do I know, I just think it is lovely, and the bright yellow interior, too. Carefully hand painted, with some aging to the paint for sure, and I especially love the two intersectiing blooms at center, like