Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving I purchased this beautifully beaded

I purchased this beautifully beaded ball at an antique show in Maine

Made of fruit woods I believe

One can slide the weight on the metal balance attached to the arrow to adjust the height of the bait in the water

Rosine stole these away

Woman with Rifle and Hunting Dog, 19th C. Folk Art Watercolor in Period Frame native Nitinat carving I purchased this beautifully beadedQuite a determined huntress this woman looks to be, and one whom her loyal hunting companion seems very eager to please! I think I could dedicate myself exclusively to collecting 19th c. folk art watercolors so many compelling characters, and energetic animals, landscapes and vistas adding up to narrative rich scenes that I at least find it impossible not to project into and onto. And of course this one serves as a nice embodiment of a woman very much