Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) skiier which looks to have been

which looks to have been repaired

but a nice object

I have to say my favorite thing about it is their hand-painted faces

*Little carved wooden rabbit in last photo sold separately

Plus alligatoring to the paint on the window frames

Unusual Antique Bottle Whimsy (What is It?!) skiier which looks to have beenI hope someone will know and tell me what it is that is inside this bottle! Often one sees these bottle whimsies with various tools inside, or a winder, or a cross, but I for the life of me can't figure out quite what this one is. A sled? Part of a plough or harness or some sort? ??? Whatever it is, it is as it was made, as the carved stopper is locked forever in place by a cross bar, and there are no parts that have fallen off inside. The bottle a