circa: 1910
The snake in this carving is not a rattlesnake, but an unidentified species of viper, closely related to the pit-vipers. The opium jar is carved in the form of a skull, and is encircled by a snake as the symbol of poison.
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circa: 1910 The snake in this carving is not a rattlesnake, but an unidentified species of viper, closely related to the pit-vipers. The opium jar is carved in the form of a skull, and is encircled by a snake as the symbol of poison.
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