Rare Plains Native American Elaborately Beaded Hide Ball (2 7/8' Inch) mcm brass hedgehog which means to grow

which means to grow

the book documents mid-century modern homes built by 30+ working architects

with a slide top on one side opening to a little compartment

no breaks or cracks

Some aging/rusting to the steel

Rare Plains Native American Elaborately Beaded Hide Ball (2 7/8' Inch) mcm brass hedgehog which means to growI purchased this beautifully beaded ball at an antique show in Maine, from a dealer who told me he had held onto it for a lot of years, but didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen another like it, but assumed it was Native American, and found (find) it quite exquisite (and also reminding me of the fancy antique Pennsylvania folk art yarn balls I have been coveting of late). It took no time to find a handful of other examples like it (a couple of