Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) minnie mouse figurine S Mangulian or similar

S Mangulian or similar

and what I'd guess is a sword

an artist best known for his depiction of scenes of Native Americans in the Southwestern U

2" x1" x 1”

Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) minnie mouse figurine S Mangulian or similarIt took me a little help to figure it out, but surely this bowl was once a basket there is a one remaining piece of the handle on the interior of one side, cut cleanly to the height of the bowl, and two nail holes visible on the opposite side, where the handle would have ended. I find it very beautiful in its current state though, with the angled grain of the wood where the end lap perfectly complementing the outwardly angling form of the bowl. I