Wonderful Early-Mid 20th Century Sioux Beaded Figural Child's Rattle Lucian Vogel (I do think this is

(I do think this is at least a hundred years old

Some wear to the spine but drawings are in very good shape and if desired should be fairly easy to remove cleanly with an exacto

I find this so beautiful I'm almost inclined to change my name so as to have it as my monogram

Some minor losses to the straw as documented

Wonderful Early-Mid 20th Century Sioux Beaded Figural Child's Rattle Lucian Vogel (I do think this isI am not an expert in Native American beadwork, but have been lucky to find a couple of old beaded hide Sioux balls over the years, and upon spotting this rattle in a fairly unlikely place believed it to be the same and indeed, a little research makes me sure of it. (I have found a fair number of figural "amulets" out there of a very similar manner, though rattles seem much scarcer.) Made for a child's hand, with these wonderful bright eyes, red