Original Signed Native American Ledger Drawing, Early to Mid 20th Century inlaid darning egg 20 5/8" long x 7

20 5/8" long x 7 1/2" tall x 9/16" thick overall

The polychrome color on this one has similarly faded with age

I’d say this is the best among them

Okakura Kabuza discusses Zen and Taosim

and that even with mouths open and tongues bared these dogs seem positively regal

Original Signed Native American Ledger Drawing, Early to Mid 20th Century inlaid darning egg 20 5/8" long x 7I'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