Naive Drawing on 1879 Ledger Paper: Two Men with Knives and Guns cowhide And then a complete set

And then a complete set of checkers

Handmade in Taxco

with almost no loss of paint or paper on the frames

but I personally prefer the looseness of the sketch

Naive Drawing on 1879 Ledger Paper: Two Men with Knives and Guns cowhide And then a complete setI assume this one was done by a boy c. 1900 or so, making use of an old ledger that was laying around. I love how positively gentle this pair look even as they fire their guns and hold their knives at the ready, here seemingly fighting on the same side, their enemy beyond the frame. The drawing of the Native American, looking very much the more poised of the two, I find especially beautiful and really quite powerful. 8 1 8 x 6 15 16 and in very good