Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) minnie mouse figurine with some shot marks on

with some shot marks on the top of the back

and I believe made of oak

and is here being pointed out as a Knave

2" x1" x 1”

S Mangulian or similar

Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) minnie mouse figurine with some shot marks onIt 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