Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint shadow puppet with snake Links measure about 2 1/2"

Links measure about 2 1/2" x 1 1/8"

and there is a tear to the bottom right corner

of eastern Burma/Myanmar

NY--intended as teaching toys

4 5/8" tall x 3 1/4" wide x 2" deep

Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint shadow puppet with snake Links measure about 2 1/2"The challenge with this wonderful house is deciding which side to face front; there are strong arguments in all directions! With a slot cut under one arching window on one of the short sides, my guess is that a father or grandfather made this one as a coin bank for a child, though with no floor I'd guess the money inserted didn't stay there for long! Clearly tons of love was put into this, with wooden frames around each silver painted window,