Wonderful Circa 1860s Ink Drawing of Towering Eagle in Period Frame laundry stick Ashtray measures 3 1/2 long

Ashtray measures 3 1/2 long x 3" wide x 3/4" tall

I am fairly certain is Navajo based on other examples out there of similarly constructed and painted owls and other animals

finely done--rich red with flowers on all sides against a gold labyrinthine design

with just a bit off fading to the orange on the backside and a few white spots

it is in excellent vintage condition and structurally very solid and stable

Wonderful Circa 1860s Ink Drawing of Towering Eagle in Period Frame laundry stick Ashtray measures 3 1/2 longI am completely taken with drawing, which is just the right amount of strange! First this truly fabulous eagle, with fantastically detailed feathers (whoever draw this clearly got lost in the pleasures of mark making) and wonderfully striped talons, made all the greater by its relation to this little landscape and tiny house, such that it reads Godzilla like in scale. And then how this fence (perhaps) and bush (perhaps) morph into the realm of pure