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VINTAGE - BRAND NEW - MINT CONDITION w/BOX ** Retired ** The Indian Chief with Peace Pipe Antique keepsake trinket box by Castagna measures 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" You can use the trinket box for jewelry, paperclips, tobacco etc. This item has been RETIRED! There are 5 different Castagna Indian figurines Boxes in the set so check out the others up for auction today. Last photo shows other boxes in the series available listed separately. All of these 1998 Castagna's Figurines are hand cast from alabaster and resin. Once dried, the castings are removed from the molds. Castagna Collectibles, are not mass produced. Each mold can be used only once or twice a day. It is after the figurines are removed from their molds that the talents of dedicated artisans and craftsmen from Bagni di Lucca, Italy hand-finish each sculpture. It is Castagna's creativity in design and the special manufacturing process that allow for the creation of sculpture that is exquisitely detailed and of the utmost quality. Each sculpture is extensively researched for authenticity, with body shapes, colors and expressions depicted as life-like as possible. Each sculpture is then copyrighted (domestic & international) with the copyright date molded into the figurine. Each sculpture is carefully wrapped and gift boxed for protection. This figurine is now retired! If you like it, you might consider getting it now before the price raises more. Castagna did not make very many of these pieces because of the time consuming process. This is probably why the crushed alabaster boxes were retired. When there gone there gone and the price will skyrocket higher on the secondary market. Every Hopi past his tenth year is initiated into the Kachina religion. A Kachina is the spririt of any real object be it animal, plant or person. In Spring, the various Kachina leave their kivas and don elaborate costumes to do their particular dance. 964 Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter