c. 1908 Watercolor Postcard of Native American Chief on Horse gold painted school slate A big of age toning

A big of age toning but overall very good condition

There are many theories about the Pied Piper

A pretty refined little ball in cage whimsy

which I love for its strangeness and its crudeness--one has the sense that its maker chose their three very favorite carved heads and then made this tree-like platform in order to give them a home

c. 1908 Watercolor Postcard of Native American Chief on Horse gold painted school slate A big of age toningIt seems a bit curious that this should have been painted on an Austrian postcard (dated 1908,) but so it was. What a marvelous watercolor I think it is, loaded with color and detailed pattern, from his elaborate feather headdress to his fur cape to his fringed pants and beaded moccasin, plus red patterned blanket and reins on this beautiful horse too, charging full steam ahead. Fantastic. 5 5 8" x 3 5 8" and in very good condition. It looks like