Not coin related - does anyone recognize this lettering?

My brother-in-law and I metal detect. The other day he found this little tag or pendant (penny to show size), and we're trying to figure out what it was and what it says on the back. He found it at what was and Army base from before WWI through Vietnam. It appears to be a drum, and on the back is some lettering which we don't recognize. Can anyone help identify the language or translate the characters (I put some powder on the letters to help them show up). Thanks in advance for any help!

Seems to be a saying in Chinese script
They often have little idioms in Chinese of four characters.
Not sure precisely what this one means, though

Thank you for the suggestion....I will research!

It seems that the last two characters are 匠意. But I cannot tell anything about their meaning.

Thank you!

A translator page says those two characters are Chinese and are 'Jiàng yì' meaning Carnival ...

No idea what the other two characters before them are.
But yes, probably cheaply made to give away or sell at a carnival.

Hmmm. I copied those two characters into a translator and got "carpenter" and "Italy". Ah well. I guess we'll never know for sure.

I really appreciate all of the input and suggestions, though! The people on this forum are so helpful. Thank you again!