Original Signed Native American Ledger Drawing, Early to Mid 20th Century antique Javanese puppet the raven is a sacred

the raven is a sacred figure in Northwest Coast native cultures

Splitting to the binding visible at the very center but stable and light wear to back cover

On the bottom of the backside

and the handle is wrapped

giving some narwhal two tusks

Original Signed Native American Ledger Drawing, Early to Mid 20th Century antique Javanese puppet the raven is a sacredI'm anything but an expert on ledger drawings, but I sure love looking at them, as much as anything else in the world. First generation Plains Indian drawings from the second half of the 19th century, representing first hand narrative accounts of battles and hunting scenes, are the best of the best, and way out of my reach. But this later one, I believe 1910s 20 though am not 100% certain, and which came from a private collection in Texas, really won