Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! Burmese box which I think adds to

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Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! Burmese box which I think adds toThis mushroom! When I first spotted it, I thought it was ceramic, but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone, and I am pretty certain antler, most likely Caribou I think. I really love it as an object exactly the scale of a real mushroom, and just what it is, beautifully executed, no fuss. I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms, almost all Canadian (morels carved from deer antler seem to be a bit of a thing), but none as lovely as