Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper shooting gallery terget pages 122-131 (the second part

pages 122-131 (the second part of a play by Rabindranath Tagore and translated by Andre Gide titled “Amal et la letter du Roi”) and three plates accompanying the story on Chinese funeral statues

these were most commonly made by women

And the intricate form of a shrimp I think makes for a pretty great subject to showcase the skills of a carver

Late 19th century I'd guess

It reminds me a bit of the (much larger and bronze)) sculptures of Marino Marini

Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper shooting gallery terget pages 122-131 (the second partWhile 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