Feet figure prominently in these two illustrations of Native Americans interrogating captured cowboys and cavalrymen during the so-called 'Indian Wars' of the 1800's.
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| Mitchell - The Long Walk Home |
'The Long Walk Home' plays on the misfortune of a Cavalryman unhorsed during one of those bloody incidents that marked the struggle for supremacy and land in the mid-west. His captors symbolically disable the feet that brought this unwelcome invader to their land. Being a booted horseman by profession, his feet are probably less hardened than his indigenous captors but it's moot whether they intend to let him use then again anyway.
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| Mitchell - Bear Claw's Hatred |
A similar fate has befallen a ranch hand who strayed into the domain of 'hostiles'.
Bear Claw's hatred is probably no greater than his brother tribesmen above,
but he is better versed in the old ways of tormenting opponents using barbs and potions.
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I have now restored my Cowboy Art Folio at the mitchmen club
with these two pictures included.
See them at this blog by clicking on the 'cowboy' label below