Curious Old Carved Pine Hook with Threaded Bolt edition print but I think I like

but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much

made into a bookend at some point long ago

This looks very much to be hand-drawn in black ink but the postcard has a bit of glossy finish so I'm not 100% sure

enhancing the feeling of this as its own little homestead

They are late 19th century Swedish

Curious Old Carved Pine Hook with Threaded Bolt edition print but I think I likeI don't know what it is (maybe a mold?) but just think it's pretty cool, and has the feel of a whimsy to me, or a surrealist object. The hook has a threaded end, from which the wooden bolt screws off, though I haven't managed to remove the hook from its "bracket." I think I'd mount it to the wall as a completely useless suggestion of a hook. 11" long x 1 1 2" wide x 5 13 16" d and in good condition, nice dry wood patina, with a few nicks to the wood