Beautiful Old Much Played Double Row Hide Tambourine with Painted Sides wax butter 7 7/8" x 9 15/16"

7 7/8" x 9 15/16"

this is unsigned and I don’t know who painted it

and specifically our historically romantic notions about the lives of the pilgrims

though equally great just to arrange in various configurations and patterns

I was thrilled to find a box filled with several old folk art ice fishing decoys yesterday in Maine

Beautiful Old Much Played Double Row Hide Tambourine with Painted Sides wax butter 7 7/8" x 9 15/16"It is a bit hard to capture the full beauty of this old tambourine in photos; part of it is holding in the hand and then shaking it! But hopefully some of it comes across, from the excellent black and gold painted exterior of the wooden fame (with red painted interior), to the staggered double row of brass cymbals, with tears and bends and curled edges that make it look very folky and very well loved, to the beautiful patina on the hide drum (with