Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign I'd guess this unsigned painting

I'd guess this unsigned painting on a heavyweight paper/light cardstock dates to the 1970s or so

gold-painted flying bird on the corner of the box

this beautiful basket also carries the spiritual and historical significance of the whale to the Makah

with a nice sheen from age and use

This is a newer

Columbia University 1910 Murad Tobacco Silk Runner, Framed shop sign I'd guess this unsigned paintingI purchased this piece because I loved the image of this pink cheeked runner in his white outfit and those brown shoes that don't look especially great for running! I've since learned this is a collegiate tobacco silk; dating to the early 1910s, these silks were issued by Murad cigarettes to entice smokers, college students specifically, to buy their cigarettes. For each college or university targeted, they issued a set of 10 of these depicting