Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides planter with handles and both earthy and refined

and both earthy and refined

For its age

They remain in excellent condition

The woven detail is executed in what looks to be raffia

Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides planter with handles and both earthy and refinedI'm guessing this old box was made for a specific purpose, as these curved sides seems pretty unusual, and it appears there are old staples along the top edges of the shorter sides which perhaps held some covering in place? Maybe it held cheese? Or bread? Whatever the case, I love its roughness and the shape of it, and think it would be terrific filled with apples or hedge apples, or great on the counter for holding mail, or in the wood shop or studio