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

birds flying toward a birdhouse with sticks in their beaks

and is quite old (and heavy

I believe--chose this postcard to send to Miss Rosy Marek

making them

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