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19th Century Folk Art Drawing Monkeys and Boots ? A Curious Antique Drawing
Odd. A group of soldiers round up the boots of opposing troops? This one is a mystery. I have heard of taking boots and marking the ground with them going the other direction to confuse trackers, but I am really not quite sure what is going on here. Nonetheless, an antique folk art drawing depicting the spoils of war in SOME manner, if whimsical.
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And why is everyone, including the monkeys, smiling?
ReplyDeleteAt least it's not the puppymonkeybaby thing!