Need help IDing this thrift store find.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

My DIL found this item at a thrift store today. We aren't sure what it is or where it was made. It's leather and seems like a piece of luggage, but we're not sure. Can anyone identify it?

Side:

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Bottom:

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Top:

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ETA: It's approximatly 24 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall.

~ house cat ~

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

Is there a strap for carrying it? It makes me think of Morocco, but I have never seen anything like it.

We rescue cats · ‎01-25-2023

Looks like an ottoman to me, what is the size?

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Mindy D · ‎05-23-2010

A tooled leather trinket box? You don't give me any idea of how big it is. The tooled motif is Inca, Maya, Aztec...but it is not from any of those civilizations. It is not old. Can't be because it has a plastic zipper and machine made aluminum clasp.

Kalli · ‎03-11-2010

Looks like a perfect item to take to Antiques Roadshow! 😊

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@Mindy D Mayan or Aztec is what I thought, too.

Enufstuff · ‎03-12-2010

@house_cat If it is large, it looks as if it could be a type of hassock or ottoman. The design does look Mayan or Aztec.

Could it be a carrying case for some kind of drum? It looks like it has a handle on the side. The zipper indicates that something is

meant to be put inside.

Knowing the size of it, would be helpful in guessing it's purpose.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@Enufstuff

@Mindy D

@We rescue cats

ETA: It's approximatly 24 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall.

~ house cat ~

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

a footstool?

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