Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China the dovetail box is missing

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

Pronounced striations

I purchased three of these from a seller whose mother had gifted him many varieties of frogs and toads over the years

--horsehair bristles

Great vintage condition

Finely Hand-Embroidered South American Textile Pouch made in China the dovetail box is missingI don't really know the story of this wonderful, finely hand embroidered pouch, which I purchased at the estate sale of a gallerist and collector in Boston, who had some incredible South American textiles, including some ancient Chancay Peruvian woven pieces. I would guess it, too, is Peruvian, and certainly painstakingly done, with thousands of tiny cross stitches. I think it's quite possible that the embroidery is older than the pouch itself a