Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box wooden bear Attached to an old metal

Attached to an old metal post

who thought it European

making me think maybe a snuff box instead

but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway

Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box wooden bear Attached to an old metalThis is the second table snuff box I've found, which from what I understand would be kept at home and used for sharing with company, as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket. It's not a fancy one, but I love the form, and it would be quite useful now for housing stashes of various sorts and making a pretty good hiding place I'd think if placed up on a shelf! I'm terrible identifying woods but this