PRIMATIVE Carved Ball in a Cage Traditional Folk Art

The object is a "ball in a cage" wood carving, a traditional folk art piece. It's made from a single piece of wood, with a ball freely moving inside a carved cage. Construction: Carved from one piece of wood. Process: The cage and ball are shaped by removing wood from the outside, leaving the ball free inside. Skill: It demonstrates the carver's skill in creating a complex structure from a single piece of material. Purpose: Primarily decorative, it can also be a source of amusement. Age: This particular cage is from the 1940s or earlier, carved by my father in law or his father in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. 3.25" L x .75" W x .75" D