Lovely 19th C. Northern Plains or Plateau Native Painted Parfleche Rattle large antique copper matchsafe but I think better taken

but I think better taken as a council for cultivating hope

and looking at it now I'm thinking it would be a pretty nice piece to make prints or rubbings from

5” w x 3 1/2 d x 4 3/8” t

carrying large medicine bag in one hand and cane in the other

Lovely 19th C. Northern Plains or Plateau Native Painted Parfleche Rattle large antique copper matchsafe but I think better takenAs 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