Much Weathered Old Carved Totem with Head and Two Animals Chinese cinnabar box He was a house wright

He was a house wright and had a carpentry shop with John Crane

which I think have just a terrific form

better in person

with the larger 3 7/8" tall and the shorter 2" tall

then detailed with with brown painted cap and belt

Much Weathered Old Carved Totem with Head and Two Animals Chinese cinnabar box He was a house wrightNot an easy one to photograph, and also rather an elusive one to begin with, at least to me. This small totem was carved from a very soft, porous wood, like petrified driftwood, and appears to me to be quite old, as the features on the three figures what looks to be a human head at top, followed by two animals below appear to have much weathered and worn since they were carved. Based on the nature of the wood and the color, I might guess this carving