Col. Tim McCoy's Wild West / Indian Village. 1938

Artist: ANONYMOUS Size: 27 x 20 1/2 in./68.7 x 52 cm Tooker-Moore, NY At the time that Tim McCoy's Wild West folded, he had to return all the various Native Americans he had recruited to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who then attempted to return them to their original reservations. It is a poignant reminder that Indians were still basically bought and sold for entertainment purposes well into the early 20th century.

A-/ Vertical fold. P.