Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas chip carved box what a fantastic shelf

what a fantastic shelf

My favorite Oaxacan alebrije are classic

which I think is part of what makes them good

I believe the super smooth pink stone is soapstone and would guess it dates to the first quarter of the 20th century or so

Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas chip carved box what a fantastic shelfThis unusual RPPC appeals to me for a whole host of reasons both immediate and complex, formal and conceptual, starting with what I find to be the striking beauty and evocativeness of the image, which captures a cased museum type display featuring "the original Bowie knife," told here to have been found on the dead body of pioneer and Texas folk hero James Bowie at the Battle of the Alamo. Based on the text it appears that the display was created by