My first thought when I saw the relatively small thumbnail on my phone was that it was an ornately decorated severed thumb so I’m going to stick on that theme and say what we are looking at is a device used by Native American hitchhikers.
Back in the day there weren’t many other road users around so if a young brave was trying to hitch a lift he might have to wait a while at the side of the road with thumb extended. Thumb strain was therefore a major concern for many until this device came along. The discerning traveler would strap it to their hand while waiting by the side of the road ensuring that when a potential ride did pass by they were in prime position to get their journey going again without risking damage to their digits.
Of course, as tends to be the case, a purely functional device will often evolve into a fashion accessory and I think it’s fair to assume that the owner of this item was quite the man about town!
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Every discerning Indian brave had one these huh? Imagine all the thumb-strain this device has alleviated! Just strap it on and boom you're hitchhiking without the need to put your thumb to any strain at all.
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ENGAGEtokens.The best part about this is that they can get more ornate to display how successful they are as a hitchhiker. Those who have successfully done 15 hitchhikes will get a model similar to this one. When you get to 30, many will give you the lucky rabbits foot from their kids bunny that passed away. It only gets better from there!
Haha, I like that! Kind of like a secret hitchhikers badge of honour
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