Shoshone Native American Woman with Baby in Papoose, 1917 Real Photo Postcard hanging mirror Drawing itself shows small scattered

Drawing itself shows small scattered stains but is overall in very good condition

binding the added material to the exterior surface of the basket and then folding the decorative strand regularly back and forth on itself to create patterns on the outer surface of the basket

Recto and verso

I especially love his very pink cheeks

I've kept an eye out for one--I think they are really evocative objects

Shoshone Native American Woman with Baby in Papoose, 1917 Real Photo Postcard hanging mirror Drawing itself shows small scatteredAn absolutely wonderful image I think, with marvelously specific details packed into every inch. And how beautiful is this mother beaded leather satchel in one hand and her other arm wrapped protectively around the frame of the papoose with her head turned toward something or someone outside of the frame and her baby looking, much more fretfully, in exactly the same direction! To my eye, striking and funny and tender and true all at once. Postmarked