Infinity Loop: Interlocking Bits Folk Art Whimsy Wreath, 10 Inch diameter joseph albers late 1930s or so

late 1930s or so

At least I assume it is a chewing twig

14 5/8" t x 3" wide with arm down

as it is the sound that is really the thing

Infinity Loop: Interlocking Bits Folk Art Whimsy Wreath, 10 Inch diameter joseph albers late 1930s or soI find this type of whimsy composed of hundreds of individually carved wooden bits, each one sliding through the a slit in the center of next and locking in place quite amazing, and I don't come across them very often, especially one still forming a complete loop like this. (And, well constructed, it seems in no jeopardy of coming apart.) One finds examples fancier than this, with the pieces more ornately carved in a "Crown of Thorns" sort of manner,