Featured Not antique but what is it for??

Cool wood and bone carved turtle thingy. The string is not long enough to be worn as a necklace. And I can’t find anything like it. I tried contacting the people on the sticker but no dice there. Can anyone help with what it is? I figure you stash things in it but it doesn’t make sense to me.
Thank you for anything you can add

 

A little souvenir from Sedona, Arizona. Retailer wasn't helpful?

http://www.sonsilverwest.com

Debora

 

I sent emails and got no responses I thought it was odd that they would not answer I just can't figure out what the purpose is other than souvenir $125.00 is a lot to pay for a doo-dad that doesn't do much IMHO I didn't pay that but still lol

 

Well, Sedona is a high end artsy *artsy community like Santa Fe.

Debora

 

This one has better carving and is only $160

https://trinidadtrading.com/inro-box-0001

 

So a craft import.

Debora

 

I love the turtle. Perfect for a stash box. if one still indulged .

 

I blew up that tiny ivory (?) chip in the belly quadrant under the .00 in the price tag.....kind of looks like a square rigged ship, or some sort of ship, with the sails furled.... to me.....but it's fairly blurry too.....maybe it's clearer to you, since you have it in hand!!!

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My inro work in progress,need to decide on a pattern to carve into the surface this winter.

 

That is all I could come up with lol
Great minds wink, wink

 

Super cool!!!

 

I noticed but thought it was a flaw in the wood. Hope this helps a little

 

Japanese kanji,could be the carver's name.

 

Signature!

 

Thank you guys!! My eyes are bad I swore it was a flaw in the wood lol You guys are so sharp!!!

 

voodoo belt pouch ?

 

Here ya go.....I still think the LOWER part of it looks like a ship, BUT that doesn't mean it IS a ship!!!! @kyratango's right....must be a signature!!

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I thought the bottom looked like an E. Lol

 

Being a collector of Turtles, I think that is pretty awesome!!