Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain measuring The piece has been sewn

The piece has been sewn onto metal dowels for hanging--exposed at the top (giving it a sort of medieval quality) and enclosed at the bottom

this would make a spectacular table runner

Though unmarked

I have since found others similar (including in museum collections) and know that it likely came from Guererro in Mexico

Beautifully Carved 30 Inch Wooden Whimsy Chain measuring The piece has been sewnOf 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