Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait bird jewelry where this couple with backs

where this couple with backs turned to one another  seem as if they were destined for perching on either side of this table

and provocative—definitely as much a book for adults as children

clearly handmade from a scrap chunk of wood

This is truly a lovely little thing

I would assume that this RPPC was made to announce the birth of a baby girl

Chief of the Blood Indians, Wonderful Small Ink and Watercolor Portrait bird jewelry where this couple with backsI haven't done enough research to know exactly which Native American chief is portrayed in this wonderfully expressive small ink and watercolor drawing painting, but do know that "Blood Indians" refers to the Kainai, or Knawa of southern Alberta, Canada, one of three nations (along with the Siksika and Peigan) comprising the Blackfoot Confederacy. It seems possible that this portrait is of Mi'k ai'stoowa (Red Crow), who signed Treaty 7, an agreement