I found this object in Evanston, IL, in early 2024. I rescued it from an alley. I have no idea what it is. If someone can find a similar object and explain what it is, or provide a confident and convincing explanation, this market resolves YES. I have asked many ppl and no one really knows. Currently I think the only explanation that makes sense is like, a student carpentry project for no purpose other than to demonstrate skill at craft.

The object is fairly hollow, I believe, and the wooden stakes do not go all the way through the object (the ends are stuck on). About a cubic foot in size (plus spikes).

I no longer have this object because my girlfriend feared it and would not let me bring it when we moved in together. I regret this. The object was indeed quite hostile though. Sharper than you’d think, and spikes on all sides.

I want to know by the end of the year. If no one can give me an explanation I am convinced by (with evidence! Not just a theory!) then this resolves NO at year’s end.