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Native American Cactus Ceremonial Rain Rattle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century cactus rain rattle for ceremonial rain dance. Used in making special dances as
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Early 20th Century American Adirondack Native American Objects

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Wood

Navajo Medicine Rattle, 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Medicine Rattle Navajo 1920 The Medicine Rattle's top end is made from deer hooves connected
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Early 20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects

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Other

Navajo Medicine Rattle, 1920
Navajo Medicine Rattle, 1920
H 10 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar Killer Whale Rattle
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pacific Northwest coast carved cedar killer whale rattle, by Coastal Salish - Squamish artist Stan
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2010s American Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Native Salmon Ladder Maquette
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Salmon ladder/rattle maquette by Lillian Pitt (1943 Wasco). Made of copper tubing and hanging cut
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Copper

Native Salmon Ladder Maquette
Native Salmon Ladder Maquette
H 19 in W 18 in D 18 in
Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Bright colored Tlingit lidded rattle top basket. Exceptional condition. One small stain not
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Decorative Baskets

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Reed

Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
H 3.5 in Dm 5.35 in
Sterling Silver Native American Zuni Turquoise Necklace, 1960s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Large, very large Pendant hanging on Rattle snake jar beads. The pendant measures 3.24 in x 2.51
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Vintage 1960s American Drop Necklaces

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Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Untitled 'Kachina Doll', Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Denver, CO
a pedestal holding a rattle and bow. Presented in a custom frame, outer dimensions measure 19 ¼ x 15
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20th Century American Native American Paintings

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Paper

Navajo Kokopelli Turquoise Bracelet Pendant Jewelry Set
Located in Webster, SD
for mosaic, channel inlay, silver overlay, stamp work, applique jewelry and buffalo dance rattles. His
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21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Cuff Bracelets

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Turquoise, Sterling Silver

The Wonders of Nature: Exquisite 18th Century Engravings of Reptiles and Insects
Located in Langweer, NL
an illustration of a "Rattle Snake" and a "West Indian Spider," among others. The print is framed
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Orchid Meadow Revival, Landscape, floral, Nature, Meadows
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
grass, is now a riot of colour with pink and pale mauve orchids, red clover and yellow rattle. The rich
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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Joan's Hill Farm III, Original painting, Framed Abstract Landscape, Floral field
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
rattle, an important meadow species, red clover and several orchids. Additional information: Joan’s Hill
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

At Grandmother’s
Located in New York, NY
1870s came to embrace as their subject matter the native Dutch landscape and the everyday lives of its
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Mid-19th Century Dutch School Interior Paintings

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Oil

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Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Painted cottonwood Kachina "style" doll depicting a Navajo, circa 1940s. It is in good condition, with bright color. Kachina dolls were usually created to teach Hopi children the var...
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Vintage 1940s American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Early 20th Century Pacific Northwest Coast Carved Cedar TOTEM Pole
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Pacific Northwest Coast carved cedar Totem Pole, circa 1920s, a hand carved cedar pole featuring a man in conical hat ("watchman figure"), above a raven, wolf and large human...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Antique religious Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted archangel santo altar figure. circa 1800 Hand-crafted by Spanish settlers in North America (likely Southwestern United Sta...
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Antique Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Sculptures an...

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Wood, Paint

Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse)
Located in Soquel, CA
Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse) Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by Rena W. Jean ( Rena Whitehorse Jean) Hopi. The figure is dressed in o...
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1990s American Native American Native American Objects

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Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers

Southwestern Native American Hopi Hand Carved Child Cradle Kachina Katsina Doll
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. We believe this was a child's cradle first Kachina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likel...
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20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood, Paint

Large Signed Native American Hopi Original Mudhead Kachina Katsina Doll on Stand
By Native American Art
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully handcrafted/detailed and decorated Native American Hopi Mudhead Kachina doll. Quite an unusually large work. A striking piece overall. Hand painted with leather and pos...
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20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Leather, Wood, Paint

Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure '#1'
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

13' Vancouver Island TOTEM by Don Colp 158"H
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
13'2" totem by Don Colp. Inside or outside. Born in Alberta, Canada in 1932, Don Colp grew up on a farm with his parents and four younger brothers. Growing up in the post-depression ...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
By Dixon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Argilite Totem signed Pat Dixon 1969. Argilite is a hard black stone found in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pat Dixon was a masterful carver who did some of the most impressive carvin...
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Vintage 1960s Canadian Anglo-Indian Native American Objects

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Stone

Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
H 7 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in
Hopi Carved And Painted Wood Kachina Doll
By Indian Cottage Industries
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Hopi carver and painted wood Kachina Doll. Late 19th century: cottonwood with earthen pigments, enhanced with a few feathers and dyed wool tufts. A rare early Hopi Kachina Doll. Ka...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Ditidaht/Nuu-chah-nulth Totem by Raymond Williams
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1933-1988) This finely crafted wood totem pole is by Ditidaht/Nuu-Chah-Nulth master carver Raymond Williams, the father of the current generation of William's carvers. The carved to...
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Vintage 1950s Canadian Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Indigenous American West Coast Haida Styled Carved & Polychrome Painted Totem
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This folk art carved and polychrome painted totem pole is signed by an unknown artist and originated from the United States and dates to 1985 and done in a West Coast Haida style. Th...
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Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Cedar

Pacific Northwest Coast Carved and Polychromed Wooden Mask, Early 20th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Pacific Northwest Coast Carved and Polychromed Wooden Mask, almost certainly Yup'ik, early 20th Century, an oval wooden face with recess carved eyes and cheeks, bas relief no...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Objects

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Wood, Paint

Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure (#2)
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of a Nuu-chah-nulth northwest coast hand carved wood TOTEM pole by master carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Williams was the son of famed carver, Sam Williams, who sta...
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Mid-20th Century Canadian Native American Native American Objects

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Wood, Paint

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20th Century Bronze Western Sculpture “Butterfly Dance Pot” Signed Tom Knapp
By Tom Knapp
Located in South Newfane, VT
Zuni woman performing the traditional dance with two rattles. She is wearing a square headpiece with an
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Late 20th Century American Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Native American Rattles, Plains Indian, Early 20th Century
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
A remarkable pair of rattles constructed of hide with wood and painted with traditional plains
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Hide

Southwestern Native American Gourd Rattle, Hopi, circa 1940
Located in Denver, CO
A traditional Patun (Squash) Katchina/Rattle created by a member of the Hopi (Pueblo) tribe circa
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Vintage 1940s American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Southwestern Native American Gourd Rattle, Hopi, circa 1900
Located in Denver, CO
A traditional gourd rattle with blue, yellow and black vegetal paints and a wooden handle. Created
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Wood

Antique Southwestern Native American Gourd Rattle, Hopi, circa 1900
Located in Denver, CO
Gourd rattle with black, white, yellow ochre paint and a wooden handle. Created by a Hopi Artist
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Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

Vintage Native American Dance Regalia Beaded Turtle Shell Rattle Topper 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage piece of Native American dance regalia fashioned from the taxidermy shell of some variety
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Late 20th Century Native American Native American Objects

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Shell, Beads

Vintage American Indian Rattle-Top Basket, Northwest Coast, circa 1920
Located in Denver, CO
A combination of Spruce Root fibers and native grasses intricately twined by a Tlingit woman around
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects

"Binaset with Rattle - Southern Arapahoe"
By Nocona Burgess
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
learned a lot about Native art and how the traditional forms had evolved into more contemporary styles
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Rattle" - Raven Portrait - Large Scale Animal Drawing - Audubon - Durer
By Heather Lancaster
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Rattle" is a large-scale portrait of a raven, featuring black, white and grey hues, with touches
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, India Ink, Graphite

Hansen
By Ron Burns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ron is an Ohio native whose professional life started in Los Angeles where he and Buff founded the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Hansen
H 24 in W 24 in
Gertie
By Ron Burns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ron is an Ohio native whose professional life started in Los Angeles where he and Buff founded the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Gertie
H 24 in W 24 in
Vintage Native American Ceremonial Dance Regalia Turtle Rattle Shaker 14
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Native American ceremonial rattle / shaker fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle on a
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Late 20th Century Native American Native American Objects

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Shell, Hardwood, Beads

Antique Native American Gourd Rattle, Omaha ‘Plains Indian’, circa 1850
Located in Denver, CO
Period of Native American Art (pre-reservation era). Gourd rattle with a wooden handle and wrapped in
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Native American Native American Objects

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Hide, Wood

Antique Northwest Coast Carved Frontlet, Tlingit/Tsimshian, late 19th century
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Antique Native American Indian Tlingit carved plaque with a stylized bird form. Custom display
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Eveli Sabatie Turquoise Mosaic Sterling Silver Native American Ring
By Eveli Sabatie 1
Located in Berkeley, CA
by Native American Rattles and Drums- wisdom, strength and integrity. A collectors dream! Size 5.
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Vintage 1970s American Native American Fashion Rings

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Turquoise, Sterling Silver

Red Clover and Yellow Rattle, Floral Landscape Painting, Bright Pink Artworks
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
, to create the hazy shades of a bright summer's day. Yellow rattle is an important species in
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2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Native American Golden Spirit Box #1 in 18k Gold & Opal by Shawn Bluejacket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
throughout. The finial encloses a small bead and rattles. Simply a wonderful example of Native American
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21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Models and Miniat...

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Opal, Gold, 18k Gold

Deakin & Francis Native American Head Dress Skull Cufflinks with Ruby Eyes
By Deakin & Francis
Located in Firenze, IT
revealed if the jaw is rattled! Complete with a small domed spring link fitting and a full set of
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21st Century and Contemporary British Contemporary Cufflinks

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Ruby, Sterling Silver

19th Century Shaman's Rattle, Northwest Coast
Located in New York, NY
This Classic Bella Coola shaman's ceremonial rattle depicts a man reclining atop a large raven, his
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Antique 19th Century Native American Objects

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Wood

Pueblo Drum or Side Table
Located in Damariscotta, ME
This traditional Native American drum from New Mexico is a hollow cottonwood log with a lashed hide
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Antique 19th Century American Tribal Native American Objects

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Hide

Pueblo Drum or Side Table
Pueblo Drum or Side Table
H 23 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
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Native Rattle For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal native rattle for your home. Frequently made of beads, metal and shell, every native rattle was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer native rattle, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Heather Lancaster each produced at least one beautiful native rattle that is worth considering.

How Much is a Native Rattle?

A native rattle can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,650, while the lowest priced sells for $110 and the highest can go for as much as $6,800.
Questions About Native Rattle
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What rattles symbolize in Native American culture varies from tribe to tribe. Some indigenous people believe they serve as connections between the natural and spiritual worlds. Others believe they represent the ties between animals, plants and minerals. In addition, rattles sometimes symbolize independence. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Native American rattles.