Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! antique curiousity Such a charming carving

Such a charming carving

I found this terrific "R

Nothing fancy about it

as if subtly pointing toward what lies at its center

Beautiful Old Wooden Spoke Shaped Whatsit! antique curiousity Such a charming carvingI'd love to know what this is! Clearly it was made for a purpose, and surely was part of some larger thing, but I have not been able to figure out what. Something related to spinning wool, perhaps? I purchased it because I thought it was just a beautiful and curious sculptural object that would look great propped or hanging somewhere or perhaps could be put to use in a new way! The six wooden spokes end in teeth as they meet at the center of the