Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper Bertuch Oregon and addressed to a

Oregon and addressed to a Mr

I am completely taken with this carved panel

but didn't know anything about it

which makes the surface almost tar-like

It doesn't get much more rustic than this very old three-legged wooden milking stool

Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper Bertuch Oregon and addressed to aWhile 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