Boy and Cow in Sunlight, Tender and Lovely Antique Real Photo Postcard vintage pine needle basket To my eye it is

To my eye it is a beautiful thing formally

or was mounted to something

though am not totally certain

Printed I believe from a glass plate negative

I purchased this in Downeast Maine from a longtime dealer of Native American and Inuit pieces who described it as Wabanaki (Northeast Coast Native American)

Boy and Cow in Sunlight, Tender and Lovely Antique Real Photo Postcard vintage pine needle basket To my eye it isAmong my favorite recent snapshot finds what a proud and poetic portrait, and beautiful boy and cow, both, and with a lot of poignance to the lilt of the rope connecting cow and boy and hitch, too. One can also I think feel the brightness of the sun lighting them from behind, with the tall, straight backed posture of the boy seeming as if determined to shade against it. 3 7 16 x 5 7 16 and in very good condition. Unused back.