Wonderful Early-Mid 20th Century Sioux Beaded Figural Child's Rattle transferware plate Good condition with a great

Good condition with a great patina

which is much of what I love about it

but I'd never seen a set of these Jeffereson Tiles

and also about geometry

Wonderfully primitive looking tool with a terrific patina

Wonderful Early-Mid 20th Century Sioux Beaded Figural Child's Rattle transferware plate Good condition with a greatI 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