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Posted 12 years ago

shannon31312
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not really sure what this is?? any help at all would be GREATLY appreciated!!! I believe it is asian/chinese/japanese, possible teak wood, maybe 100yrs. old!!

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fhrjr2, 12 years ago
Check this site. You will find several of them.
tom61375, 12 years ago
It looks like a cigarette holder case. Great piece!
shannon31312, 12 years ago
thank you tom61375
shareurpassion, 12 years ago
It's interestingly ca-reepy and interesting LOL. I don't know what it is but I had to click to see it. It's a pretty cool find tho! Looks like fhrjr knows what it is tho. What site did he refer you to, I'd like to look at it...
shareurpassion, 12 years ago
Is that little man in there bronze? He looks like it.
wma, 6 years ago
Never seen one with a person on top. . . I am guessing they were made for tourists.

There were miniature coffins like this one for prized crickets when they passed after fighting.

Chinese.
wma, 6 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_fighting#/media/File:Cricket-Coffin.png

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