Hand-carved Whimsy Chain with End Hooks - 40 inches iron utensils rack I'm really taken with this

I'm really taken with this little papier mache doll

and I interpret the image as a woman's face in profile

I believe in pencil

Signed (incised) "Allie" on the underside

Hand-carved Whimsy Chain with End Hooks - 40 inches iron utensils rack I'm really taken with thisWhat I especially like about this whimsy chain, carved from one piece of wood, is how small the links are each about 1 inch long by just over 1 2" wide which lend a sense of refinement to its rustic ness. I also like its simplicity, just one link after another, with small hooks at either end, which allow for making a loop of it. The unfinished wood is very light in weight, and varies a bit in tone. A charming embodiment of patience and persistence, I