Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book tabletop Unsigned but in the manner

Unsigned but in the manner of Alvino Bagni's bulls for Bitossi

The image itself is in great condition

I've since learned  these types of fertility figures are made by the Sambura people of Kenya and that she is probably just a couple of decades old

I've become a huge fan of Northeast Coast Native American baskets

during which he made studies that provided material for many later paintings and engravings

Louisa Popeney, Pennsylvania Antique 1880s Signed Autograph Book tabletop Unsigned but in the mannerWhat I love so much about this antique autograph book, owned by a Louise Popeney and started in 1881, is the wit of many of those who signed it, and how muchlike a high school yearbookit reveals of the times. Among my personal favorites: Alas, alas, I am so dumb I cannot write in this album, and Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe. But there are so many good ones. And on the second to last page, clever Fannie writes Last of all came