Cool Welded Copper Hand-Shaped Folk Art Flask/Sculpture curved sides All have holes for stringing

All have holes for stringing with thread or thin wire on one side where the neck meets the wings

made to be beautiful

An elegant form with perfect patina

The unglazed edge is a bit irregular

Cool Welded Copper Hand-Shaped Folk Art Flask/Sculpture curved sides All have holes for stringingI have no idea the backstory to this old handmade copper hand, but I think it's pretty cool. It's a vessel, I'd guess made with the idea of serving as a flask of sorts literally to hold four fingers of whiskey! At some point or maybe from the beginning a hook was threaded through the stopper (which screws in tight), that facilitates getting the plug in an out and would make it easy to hang on the wall. The hook will also screw out to give it a flat