Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper green and aqua The Encampment Tent is a

The Encampment Tent is a common IOOF symbol and also a level of degrees

and is quite old (and heavy

I believe--chose this postcard to send to Miss Rosy Marek

but I think it's wonderful

Warriors in Bear Costume, Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1875 Ledger Paper green and aqua The Encampment Tent is aWhile 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