Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain handmade articulated figures It features pretty incised detailing

It features pretty incised detailing around the perimeter of the top

but I have learned that it is in fact a Peruvian Chancay burial doll

2 1/4" tall and deep

While this piece definitely shows its age

The lid attaches via wire loops that fit over wire hooks on the back

Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain handmade articulated figures It features pretty incised detailingOf late, I've been looking at a lot of whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood, and though there are others fancier, this is one of the loveliest I've seen stretching just over thirty inches long and terminating in an elegant ball in cage with a perfectly pointy tip. I believe this carving has some age to it, with a varnish finish giving it a bit of sheen, and would I think be especially great hung from one nail on on the wall, straight down like