Marvelous Antique Folk Art Indian Chief Watercolor Drawing drawing of cat which is I think in

which is I think in large part what makes them compelling

while the interior eggs feature hand-drawn banded designs in red and green on unfinished wood

and perhaps corresponding to the ages of the original square head iron nails and then round head ones use as reinforcements

Just charming down to every detail

Marvelous Antique Folk Art Indian Chief Watercolor Drawing drawing of cat which is I think inI purchased this and a second naive watercolor drawing, surely by the same maker, from a seller in Pennsylvania, who found them tucked in the back of a late 19th century scrapbook. With gun in one hand, dagger in the other, this incredible feathered headdress, painted face, and streaming hair, I find it incredibly expressive and potent, in a manner not unlike ledger drawings, though I am pretty sure this is not a Native American piece. Executed in