Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment Haitian folk painting 9ʺ w × 3ʺd ×

9ʺ w × 3ʺd × 9ʺh

each layer of wood measures about 3/8"

The back of this striking rug marvelously tells the story of its making--an intense storm of yarns of every color knotted and hanging loose after having been woven to form the dense patterns on the opposite side

the row of cabbages in the foreground

" the maker

Antique Asian Metal Double Headed Ornament Fragment Haitian folk painting 9ʺ w × 3ʺd ×I know that this small piece is a fragment from an incredibly intricate mixed metal overlay on an antique Asian table, Chinese or Southeast Asian I am not sure. At first, based on the color, I thought it might be hide, but it is definitely metal, though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure; from what I understand the table incorporated all three. I just love the silhouette of these two heads facing in opposite direction, I assume