Handcarved Vintage Dark Wood Whimsy Chain vintage bell with a nice patina

with a nice patina

there is more warmth and golden-ness to the finish than is coming across in the photos

a few sets of keys

spiky cactus

broken remnants of artifacts and scraps of ancient textiles often litter the burial grounds today

Handcarved Vintage Dark Wood Whimsy Chain vintage bell with a nice patinaI'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