Lovely 19th C. Northern Plains or Plateau Native Painted Parfleche Rattle painting of couple perhaps the perfect not so

perhaps the perfect not so stealthy hiding place for stashing one's life savings

creamy salmon-y pink background enhanced by an irregular greenish brown band

and red lines rising from nostrils together convey constant motion and circulation in all directions

I know from the person I bought this from that they purchased it at a motorcycle swap meet in Iowa

Lovely 19th C. Northern Plains or Plateau Native Painted Parfleche Rattle painting of couple perhaps the perfect not soAs usual, there are many things in this latest group of finds I'd be happy to keep for myself, and this is very much one of them a c. late 19th century Native American parfleche (hide) rattle decorated with red and blue paint with carved wooden handle and what I believe are a handful of dried beans inside, making for a gentle rattle. The dealer I purchased it from believed most likely Northern Plains; I am no expert, but have done a little research