Man About to Hike Over Cliff c. 1880s Pencil Drawing Odd Fellows This is a 1937 first

This is a 1937 first edition copy

and I would assume mid-40s or not too long after

composed of richly colored cut cotton cloth and filled with dozens of little crocheted bits

I don't know who made this folk art strongman

and a few small dings

Man About to Hike Over Cliff c. 1880s Pencil Drawing Odd Fellows This is a 1937 firstThis old pencil drawing is packed with semi hidden details I see a man's profile in the top rock, and the profile of a dog in the one to its right (and maybe also an embracing couple just underneath it), and then there is a signature and date hidden in the shrubbery at the bottom. I might guess there is some social political commentary going on here too, as our man, a hunter I'd think though he also looks a bit like a soldier appears poised to walk