19th C. Double-Sided Naive Graphite & Crayon Drawing: Girl and Deer, Flowers bird woman Black ink over pencil

Black ink over pencil

where one could turn the boat in a different direction daily based on a fantasy destination

The first half is dedicated to treating the ailments of humans

and just super

un-dyed splint and grass presumed MicMac basket with "porcupine" weave around the perimeter of the lid and again near the bottom of the base

19th C. Double-Sided Naive Graphite & Crayon Drawing: Girl and Deer, Flowers bird woman Black ink over pencilThis is one of a handful of drawings I'm listing by the same (surely quite young) maker, found together in an old notebook already partially disassembled so I went ahead and separated them all. I'd guess 1860s or 70s or so, and all quite wonderful, with the people and animals especially soulful this girl and deer a perfect case in point! but the flowers on reverse really quite full of life too! Crayon was used fairly sparingly in these, making the