Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! donkey party decoration

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but I think this is really beautiful

11 5/8" w x 9 11/16" t x 11/16" thick

Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! donkey party decorationAnother very sweet, and I believe very old, carving, this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago, with a looped handle at one end, a carved block on the other, and a rattling ring in between. I believe it is meant to be a snake that runs the length of the handle, terminating in the suggestion of a head near the base, and the sides of the block are carved with four different images: a heart, a fish, a cross, and an X. Carved of pine with a