Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch green vase which I think only enhance

which I think only enhance the gorgeous green and red paint of the exterior

a UNESCO world heritage site filled with thousand year old Viking rune stones and burial mounds

It feels pretty old and is wonderfully rough-hewn

with missing arm as noted:) One's hand fits easily inside the puppet

I believe the stone is rose quartz

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch green vase which I think only enhanceWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large