March 25, 2009

Roadside teepees

More roadside art--this time featuring stereotypical teepees:

Teepees
Roadside teepees
Bayrd's Indian Trading Post, Wakefield, Mass.

For more on the subject, see England's Only Wigwam Village and Roadside Indian Stereotypes.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Has anyone here ever seen "The Thing," outside of Tucson, AZ, heading east towards New Mexico?

MM

Melvin Martin said...

(See my comment on "Hiawatha trains and logo" re: "The Thing.")

MM

Rob said...

I haven't. I've been to Tucson only once and I didn't go east.

Melvin Martin said...

"The Thing" is probably the most disgusting example of the exploitation of Indian remains that I know of and have personally witnessed.

I suppose that nothing can be done about this tragic situation as the remains are classified as private property as are many other human artifacts of Southwest origin to include a few white cowboy/gunslinger mummies (and some Mexican outlaw's severed head in a huge jar) that are also on display here and there.