Gang of Men with Attitude Against Painted Banner with Snake, 19th C. Tintype aboriginal basket It certainly feels deeply sincere

It certainly feels deeply sincere to me—pretty crude but definitely product of some hard effort

and which used to be blue

7 3/4” l x 4” t x 3 9/16” d

are all really full of life too

and Uncle Sam

Gang of Men with Attitude Against Painted Banner with Snake, 19th C. Tintype aboriginal basket It certainly feels deeply sincereWhat a cast of characters not the sort one might want to encounter in a dark alley I'd say! Great faces and hats and a whole lot of attitude, but what especially sold me on this one is the painted (sideshow?) banner that hangs behind them, with a snake visible along the top edge center, looking as if whispering in the ear or about to bite the neck of the tallest young man. I presume the glassy eyed young man to the left him is in fact blind very