Wonderful Antique Painted Wood Fragment with Birds in a Row antique heart shaped lock Blocks measure about 1" cubed

Blocks measure about 1" cubed

I would guess it was made in the mid-20th century and believe it was made in Benin

lightly used condition

when this particular zig zag edge was the height of house number style

now strung with black thread for hanging them

Wonderful Antique Painted Wood Fragment with Birds in a Row antique heart shaped lock Blocks measure about 1" cubedI'm not entirely sure from what this painted wooden fragment was salvaged perhaps a piece of moulding, or furniture in a child's room? but I'm sure glad someone saved it, as it's one of my favorite new old things, and quite old indeed I do believe. Two great shades of old blue paint, and then these wonderful hand painted marching red birds in great dark red. I find this about as satisfying as a fragment of an ancient frieze, which I actually think it