Handcarved Vintage Dark Wood Whimsy Chain Australian Aboriginal clapsticks It feels simultaneously very old

It feels simultaneously very old and quite modern

there are hooks on both ends of it

Hydrometer measures 7 1/4" long x 3/4" wide

possibly dating from as early as the late 18th century

featuring two workers using a Chinese wheelbarrow--distinct from European wheelbarrows in its design

Handcarved Vintage Dark Wood Whimsy Chain Australian Aboriginal clapsticks It feels simultaneously very oldI've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they