Tuareg Circular Lidded Leather Box with Incised Design

Fire-engine red, with a stamped diamond on a square lid panel.

This circular lidded leather box with an incised design is Tuareg, from West or North Africa, and is contemporary. It is leather & wood. Round lidded boxes are generally used to keep small valuables such as jewelry, amulets or personal goods safe and protected from dust. Round lidded box covered in glossy orange-red hide. The top carries a raised square panel, inside it a diamond motif flanked by two small ovals and a heart-shaped mark. Scalloped curves are tooled around the lid. It is 2.25 inches high and 4.25 in diameter.

It does not do subtle, and never will.