Lion, Tamer and Onlookers, Dramatic Old Real Photo Postcard roofers I purchased this gorgeous early

I purchased this gorgeous early 20th century Papago or Pima basket in an online auction

as if secretly spying on them

I like the mystery

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Lion, Tamer and Onlookers, Dramatic Old Real Photo Postcard roofers I purchased this gorgeous earlyA wild feeling photograph in all senses, with this powerful lion looking on the verge of winning this fight and escaping its captivity. Based on the cage visible rear left, I presume a traveling menagerie or circus of some sort, and presume the shirtless man with back turned to the camera is the tamer of sorts. A cruel practice indeed, but the specificity and close framing of this image seems quite extraordinary to me in capturing the danger of it for