Friendly Indian Village, July 1964
Once again I feel guilty sharing today's scans... they're not bad, but ho-hum. Ho-fluffin'-hum! That's right, curse words are now OK on GDB.
There it is: the Friendly Indian Village. I like it. It's peaceful, and everyone's working together to make clothing and prepare food and to stand on upturned canoes and stare at passing steamboats (probably the most important job of all). I do like that we can see the two papooses leaning against that one teepee; I assume that Indian babies ran around getting into everything just like babies everywhere else, and were only immobilized like that for travel. But... no idea really.
I've always wanted to wander around the village (I will dress as a little tree in case the Mark Twain comes by) to fully appreciate all the details that are surely missed from 200 feet away.
20 comments:
You can walk all around the village on Tom Sawyer Island at Tokyo Disneyland. It has a lot of detail.
Major-
As I was reading your description for the first image, and got up to the point of: "... working together to make clothing..." I thought the next word was going to be optional. Now that would certainly be a change of pace for the Village, don't you think-?
As far as these being 'sleepers', I gotta say, there's something about the light [shadows] and the color which make these two views kinda standouts.
Thanks, Major; and enjoy Clothing Optional Sunday.
Yes - these images have a color vibrancy not seen in previous images .... very nice. Some of Marc Davis’ last work before he retired featured a great deal of concepts for scenes and improvements around the Rivers of America and the right of way of the Disneyland Railroad ...... one included the indian scouting party on the hillside .... that disappeared sonetimes in the late 80’s or early 90’s.
And here I thought being "papoosed" and laid out in the sun, was just a way of making sure that babies get their daily recommended doses of vitamin D. You can't chew Flintstones Vitamins, when you don't have any teeth.
That's fluffin bullshirt, Major! Cursing on Sunday! (If you haven't binged 'The Good Place' you should start today. One of the cleverest, funny and endearing shows, ever. For my full review, there isn't one).
I think these are some of the best photos of the village. I see more detail than I remember from other photos. The already mentioned lighting almost shows the cannabis they grew near the railroad tracks.
I prefer the papeese bracketing the doorway. Listening, always listening, like Alexa.
Thanks, Major
Zach
Major, I always wanted to sneak over and camp out in the village. Heck, I still wanna. I am so glad we can swear now, I'm gonna get some sun on the beach, get it? Great ho hums today, thanks Major.
I often fall asleep looking at the Sunday snoozers but these images were worth staying awake for! Nice ones Major!
Zack, cannabis growing Indians... Now we know why it was a friendly village. ;)
Mortimer, I did not know that you could walk through the Indian Village on Tokyo Disneyland’s Tom Sawyer Island. Very cool!
Nanook, listen, I am all for “clothing optional” ANYTHING. Or at least “pants-less”, for propriety’s sake. I didn’t think these were too bad as photos, it’s just that the subject matter has been done, over and over.
Mike Cozart, I wonder if they will bring back some of Marc Davis’ Frontierland scenes at a future date? My hope for the Jungle Cruise is that the new gags (to replace the scenes with the native stereotypes) will be some of Marc’s.
TokyoMagic!, you make a good point about how all of our lives improved when Flintstones Chewables came into our lives. Before that, we had Chocks Vitamins, which tasted like garbage. Another advantage to the Flintstones vitamins? They easily fit in a child’s nostril, as my younger brother discovered. To this day I remember that it was a “red Fred”.
zach, I love to cuss! While you can’t tell from this blog, I use the “f-word” about three times (minimum) in a sentence, so that people know I’m cool. I have actually watched all of “The Good Place”! I really liked that show, and it managed to end with a thoughtful and touching episode. Wait, did somebody mention that cannabis was growing near the railroad tracks?!? I don’t remember that!
Jonathan, all right-thinking humans want to live and play in the Friendly Indian Village. The only rule - if a boat passes, you have to perform a repetitive, robotic action. I do that all the time anyway!
Grant, falling asleep is not just allowed, but encouraged - as long as you aren’t looking at GDB on your phone while you are in your car.
Those aquas are so vivid; I wonder if they are authentic colors used on teepees, and if so, how did they make those pigments. Shiny’s not looking so shiny in these. I see some bison skulls. Watch out for the Skull Patrol, they will want to get rid of those offensive crania! Thanks Major.
The kids in the village
Start out in papooses
And when they get bigger
They stand on canoeses
Major, these are fine views of Chief Wavy’s people.
It’s fun to see the little changes here and there. I wonder if the village was redressed daily, or only occasionally? The teepees are a bit wrinkled, in need of pressing.
I can’t help thinking of the papeese as akin to the Egyptian “Ka” or “Ba”, tutelary spirits protecting and serving their ancestors and native lands.
With Melissa’s fun poetry, beautiful colors (aqua especially) and a new(?) Junior Gorilla, this is anything but a snoozer Sunday! Thanks, Major and all! (And, welcome Mortimer! Btw, are you a newbie??)
According to Wikipedia, the papoose live in cradle boards for most of their first year of life. Fascinating.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradleboard
JG
@ Melissa-
Ah... Is it a Lorenz Hart vibe I'm getting here; or perhaps Cole Porter-?? Either way - another triumph of the pen. Thanks.
Kathy! there are blue minerals such as copper ore and phosphate of iron (not sure if turquoise itself was ground up and used as a pigment). But… the colors at Disneyland might be a bit exaggerated! You’re right, Shiny Boy is looking a little dusty. And I am very offended by those bison skulls! ;-)
Melissa, excellent!
JG, if I had to wager real money, I’d guess that the Indian Village was probably cleaned and rearranged sporadically. I didn’t notice the wrinkled teepees, but now I am full of shame and embarrassment for those people. Sounds like you know a LOT more about Egyptian spirits than I ever did.
Lou and Sue, aw, thanks! Glad you like the posts even when the photos might not be up to snuff.
JG, that seems so strange! Wouldn’t they want their babies crawling around, getting strong, learning to walk, etc?
Nanook, I was thinking Ogden Nash or Edward Lear, but I am no expert.
More Cole Slaw than Cole Porter. Bit of Ogden Nash Rambler.
Oh fine Melissa. Now I have that song "Beep Beep" running through my head!
;-)
The children grow shiny
And look like they’re greased
The wigwams are made
From the skins of a beast
That was hunted and gathered
Until ‘twas deceased
They’re prettily painted
But wrinkled and creased
Their chimneys are flaps
Where the smoke is released
So make sure they’re untied
When the wind’s in the east
This verse can’t be worse
But at least it has ceased
Yes - Ogden Nash... Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker.
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