Curious Folk Art Bone Carving with Cat and Dog and Bird surfer sculpture in 1907 specifically

in 1907 specifically

but certainly it would hold a great weight

which attaches via hooks to the posts on either side of it (and so is easy to remove)

and there is some wear around the edges plus nicks here and there

Curious Folk Art Bone Carving with Cat and Dog and Bird surfer sculpture in 1907 specificallyI don't know the origins of this curious folk art creation, which I purchased from a good auction in New Hampshire, but how could I resist this little dog in his doghouse with bone just below on one side, and cat just around the corner?! Plus a bird just about to fly out of the stylized tree above. Carved of what I believe is likely cow bone, which has been hollowed out inside, and decorated all the way around. Definitely it has a good bit of age to