Late 1800s Watercolor Drawing of Native American Woman with Papoose and Dog antique boxing toy Stamped 104 on the underside

Stamped 104 on the underside

And now as I update this listing

about 150-170 years ago Kuna women of Panama began making Molas using the reverse appliqué technique

3 5/8" long x 1 1/8" wide x 3/4" tall

Late 1800s Watercolor Drawing of Native American Woman with Papoose and Dog antique boxing toy Stamped 104 on the undersideOh, how I love this drawing! Technically a watercolor painting I suppose, but with pencil drawn details, most notably for the face, hands and hair of the Native American woman at the center, which give it such a marvelous intimacy and specificity that its nature as a drawing is most certainly the dominant one. As with ledger drawings, which this is very similar to in manner, included is just exactly what is needed and not a thing more to bring this