Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art There is a loop at

There is a loop at top from which it could be hung from a wire or ribbon or string--I might suggest from the ceiling so as to float in mid-air like the sun

and one could grab dice and any little things to serve as markers and play it now

Skillfully done

would make an especially nice valentine of sorts for whoever is one's "Best of All

I just love the watercolor-like blue on blue stripes

Sweet Family of Carved Animals op art There is a loop atI found these together in a box, clearly carved by the same maker, and I believe the same maker as a bunch of heads chess pieces carved of old wood spools, listed separately. I love the whole lot of these, but it makes me especially happy that there is a tiny turtle smiling among them! The posture of what I take as a sitting bear is pretty wonderful too, as is that little elephant, and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest