Puzzling Old Interlocking Whimsy Carving antique dog photographs which I backed with another

which I backed with another piece of black paper to cover just a sliver of gap to either side

an it would be just stunning on the wall

There is enough depth to the bowl to make it useful for serving

composed by joining halves of two different woods

and her black hair (and blue eyes

Puzzling Old Interlocking Whimsy Carving antique dog photographs which I backed with anotherI've been living with this one awhile so as to enjoy it and puzzle over it! before parting with it. My pondering was on whether it is actually composed of two tightly interlocking pieces of wood or was just incised on the surface to give that illusion but I've now learned that indeed this was a carpenter's trick, and so this a carpenter's whimsy. I love it as a very satisfying physical object (there is absolutely no wiggle between those two pieces;