Handmade Elk Rattle Large Round and Flat with Painted Peyote Emblem Books a sigh of relief

a sigh of relief

After about another 30 days I was able to finish this portrait around the same time I finished the forty day period of working with his mantra

Good for crayons

Gems used: Bronzite

"Hexafoil" 16x20 acrylic on canvas

Handmade Elk Rattle Large Round and Flat with Painted Peyote Emblem Books a sigh of reliefThe 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