Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! deco vase Made of sea grass

Made of sea grass

with the coasters measuring 4 3/4" in diameter

which is invariably full of fine and unusual things

with one hole at the top center of each for hanging

It measures 8" wide

Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! deco vase Made of sea grassI'd love to know what this is! Clearly it was made for a purpose, and surely was part of some larger thing, but I have not been able to figure out what. Something related to spinning wool, perhaps? I purchased it because I thought it was just a beautiful and curious sculptural object that would look great propped or hanging somewhere or perhaps could be put to use in a new way! The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the