Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage folk art tools Looks top me like the

Looks top me like the driven in his bright blue suit and top hat is enjoying himself

a little craquelure here and there

with the features--including tattooed ear and fanstastic star-like wrinkles around the eye--playfully rendered in black ink dots

the little arrows and leaves embedded in them

There is a tiny tear 3/4 of the way down on the left side

Lovely Pine Whimsy Rattle with Two Balls in Rounded Cage folk art tools Looks top me like theI continue to search hard to bring good whimsies to you, and here's my whimsy find of the week: an unusual rattle, carved in the round, with nice long cage at the center holding two balls inside its six "bars", and then two Cheerio like rattles at either end. Nicely done, with a nice warm dry patina, lovely. 8 3 4" l x 1" d. Very good condition, I might guess 2nd quarter 20th century.