Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper green and aqua 7 3/4" t x 7

7 3/4" t x 7 5/8" w x 4 3/4" d

or fill them with smooth black rocks and set them somewhere I'd see them all the time

all the better for the patterns of dots and waves that animate it and the little red bow holding his hat in place

birds flying toward a birdhouse with sticks in their beaks

Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper green and aqua 7 3/4" t x 7While this gathering of warriors dressed as bears seems as if it might have generated entirely from the imagination of the child who drew it, it is one of a handful I found together portraying various historical battles, all done on ledger pages spanning from the 1870s late 1880s ( I believe the drawings were done several decades later.) My guess is these might be Native Americans of the Northwest coast portrayed, perhaps referencing the Nootka crisis