February 14, 2011

Vintage Indian valentines

The Vintage Valentine Museum website offers several valentines featuring stereotypical Indians:

Native American/American Indian Themed





Comment:  For more romanticized images of Indian children, see Painting Natives in Ceremonial Garb and Oxborough Paintings Infantilize Indians.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of those is almost yandere. "I'm hunting for you." Why do I get stalker vibes from that?

Rob said...

For more on the subject, see:

http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2013/01/playing-indian-vintage-valentines-day.html

Playing Indian--Vintage Valentine's Day Cards