Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo decorated wooden box The notes on the reverse

The notes on the reverse of this one detail birds of prey

A funny little box

so could be stuck into the ground or into a planter yet

The postage stamp on the back is dated 1908 but it was written and mailed in 1912

It is an early 20th century Inuit model of a qamutiik (or komatik) sled

Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo decorated wooden box The notes on the reverseI think this photo is just marvelous. Shadows upon shadows, some naturally occurring, some the product of shadow play with the subjects having chosen just the right spot to stage their drama. I see a shadow couple at lower right, one on them wearing a hat, a second embracing couple center bottom, and then the silhouette of a bear to its left. The man in black with arms raised looks to be the choreographer and partial creator, with his arms very