Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose hedgehog pin submitted it to a competition

submitted it to a competition

a facility for developmentally disabled adults

played with two dice and four pieces per player

including an historical account]

Horse itself measures 9 1/2" long and 7/8" thick

Curious Carved Weasel (I think!) with Nibbled Nose hedgehog pin submitted it to a competitionOver time I've become more and more attracted to things transformed by time and the forces of nature in this case that force likely being a mouse who nibbled away at this creature's nose! My guess is that this is meant to be a weasel, with its head, carved from a separate piece of wood and attached by post, turning all the way around in a very weasel like manner! Definitely primitive looking, it seems to me to have a good amount of age, but I'm not