Hopi "Lakone Mana" and "Mamzrau Mana" Katchina Drawings, 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology Bookplate sewing scissors mostly boxes of various sorts)

mostly boxes of various sorts) out there which I don't find very interesting

and this piece announces exactly that

I'd guess that this wonderful old wooden toy row boat has seen some pools and ponds

The fineness of this example makes me think it has a good bit of age to it

and find it a very tender and beautiful thing

Hopi "Lakone Mana" and "Mamzrau Mana" Katchina Drawings, 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology Bookplate sewing scissors mostly boxes of various sorts)This is an antique bookplate from a 1903 Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution Annual Report featuring original drawings of Hopi Kachina drawn by native artists. These were primarily done by a 30 year old Hopi man named Kutcahanauu, or White Bear, who was hired by American anthropologist Jesse Walker Fewkles to visually record the hundreds of different kachinas revered by the tribe. I wish I had every plate in it as I think the