Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait a missing button on his

a missing button on his coat

to slippers on the rug next to the bed

Northwest Territories and settled in Holman with her family when she was 14 years old

The lid slides on

hands over ears as if to block out the sounds of the world

Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait a missing button on hisAbout a year ago I found a sailor's cosh similar to this one in the Hudson River Valley, and just returned to the same dealer to purchase this one, which came from the same estate. From what I understand, this exquisitely crafted but brutal object was a sailor's weapon, preferred over the knife, and according to lore was carried by "Press Gangs," who would use them to gather a crew by rendering unsuspecting victims on shore unconscious, only to awake