Curious Old Brass Wood Splitting Man Folk Art Match Holder (?) antique handmade shaker brush I am 99% certain it

I am 99% certain it is sterling silver (if I am wrong

The bottom edge of the lid features a thin

The top of the box is a tapering

My photos of this are not great (not scanned

Tepton comes from a line of Inupiaq wood and bone carvers

Curious Old Brass Wood Splitting Man Folk Art Match Holder (?) antique handmade shaker brush I am 99% certain itIt was suggested to me when I purchased this that it was a piece of trench art, and I think that it likely, with the canister made from a shell casing and the little chopping man cut from from some scrap. In any case, it's certainly it's own special folk art thing, and I really love this smiling but very focused looking fellow very intent on the task at hand, which looks to me to be splitting a piece of wood. Incised on both sides, and serving as a