Puzzling Old Interlocking Whimsy Carving scoop Each piece measures approx

Each piece measures approx

most stable if displayed against a backdrop

it seems the ball was ultimately retrieved

“ coming from a Christian hymn written in 1763

at the old Dia in Chelsea

Puzzling Old Interlocking Whimsy Carving scoop Each piece measures approxI've been living with this one awhile so as to enjoy it and puzzle over it! before parting with it. My pondering was on whether it is actually composed of two tightly interlocking pieces of wood or was just incised on the surface to give that illusion but I've now learned that indeed this was a carpenter's trick, and so this a carpenter's whimsy. I love it as a very satisfying physical object (there is absolutely no wiggle between those two pieces;