Amazing Carved Walnut Shell Cat Family with Walnut Dish nail loom I love the look of

I love the look of this old wooden peg game

I'm not sure what its original use would have been

this piece could be used as a vase or as a watering pitcher for plants

Nicely sized at 5 1/2" tall with a diameter of 3 1/4"

I believe these likely date to the first quarter of the 20th century

Amazing Carved Walnut Shell Cat Family with Walnut Dish nail loom I love the look ofOh my! I love little carved peach pit baskets, but they certainly pale in comparison to this fantastic tiny family of creatures carved from walnut shells! I'd guess they are meant to be cats or tigers (with the natural grain of the shells giving them black stripes), with these terrific pointed ears, red painted mouths, and long arching tails, which function like handles on their backs! Plus a hollowed out half walnut shell to pile them into, with an