Ancient Throwing Stone or Tool? whimsy chain with hooks with beautifully shaped turned and

with beautifully shaped turned and black painted wood handle and natural bristles at the end

the buttons popping out from the front of his chest

with a phenomenal patina to the dry pine

an interior that was once lined with fabric that has been torn out

I do believe likely never unrolled

Ancient Throwing Stone or Tool? whimsy chain with hooks with beautifully shaped turned andI purchased this from a wonderful dealer in New Hampshire whose cabinet of curiosities includes objects decommissioned from museums and science departments as well as gathered from estate collections all over. She didn't know the origins of this stone and neither do I, but it sure looks like a throwing stone to me! If not certainly used as a tool of some sort, with a couple of divets on the bottom one just the right shape for a thumb gripping it.