[BX38] (Size: 3"D x
4"H)
Pernambuco box with African Blackwood upper pagoda and pernambuco
in the drum cut-outs and roof of snakewood topped with a
gold-plated bead for the finial. The box is ornmented with a
basketwork pattern in the shape of a V, with 19 rows of 20 cuts
with the 0.075" square cutter making a total of 380 separate
cuts. The cuts taper in to the center of the V creating an
emphasis of the V pattern. The square cut-outs in the upper drum
expose a layer of pernambuco below. The snakewood roof is fluted.
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