Headless Man with Fish and Cat, Old Snapshot meditation cards with its five pieces joined

with its five pieces joined together by six tiny nails at each short end and that seems to be it

with a fair number of tiny bubbles in the glass) and the whimsy date to the late 19th century or so

There is a lot written about these out there

representing characters from black life as she saw it in her town

Headless Man with Fish and Cat, Old Snapshot meditation cards with its five pieces joinedFormally quite a beautiful image I think, and all about the pride of the catch and which a hungry cat snuck into, eying those fish and looking about ready to pounce! I love the gestural ness of this man's long arms as he holds the bowl and box, and the tail of one fish flopping over the edge. 4 1 2" x 2 7 8", good condition.