Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! thick ink painting but this one

but this one

14 1/2" long x 4" wide x 1/2" deep

The ruffle on Esther's bonnet from which a tuft of hair falls to her forehead

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Very Old Pine Carved whimsy Rattle with Fish, Heart, Crosses and Snake! thick ink painting but this oneAnother 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