Lovely Handmade Wheel of Alternating Woods with Unknown Purpose folk art horse pull toy with smoky gray abdomen and

with smoky gray abdomen and pincer-like antennae

at a very good antiques show where I found not a single other thing I felt like committing to

including recipes for red

and metaphorically

Lovely Handmade Wheel of Alternating Woods with Unknown Purpose folk art horse pull toy with smoky gray abdomen andI don't know why this was made or what for, but I find it beautiful, reminding me of early mensuration forms (geometric solids), specifically the round form made up of equally proportioned slice like segments, and even better for the alternating woods that make it so graphically striking. I'd just hang it from a nail on the wall and call it a day. 9" in diameter x 9 16" thick. As evident, these is a thin separation between the segments in two places.