Handmade Elk Rattle Large Round and Flat with Painted Peyote Emblem Books means of life)

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"Hexafoil" 16x20 acrylic on canvas

a sigh of relief

So many people have lost their homes due to fires in recent years and so it's not just the animals that are displaced

"Shasta" 16x20 acrylic on canvas

Handmade Elk Rattle Large Round and Flat with Painted Peyote Emblem Books means of life)The rawhide head is made of elk. The handle was found on my property. The base of the head has a leather wrap. The back of the rattle has a rough natural texture. Inside the rattle are small bits of rawhide and some corn, this gives the rattle a softer and quieter sound compared to rattles filled with corn only. This is a brand new design that I came up with recently. The large, flat head gives the rattle more variation in tone between forward motion