Seth Kinman, California hunter and trapper, liked to make chairs out of animals. He was actually renowned for it across the states and made chairs for Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and James Buchanan. His materials of choice: grizzly bears (now extinct) and elk horns (now endangered). I came across this image while doing research on California species for my apprenticeship with Bay Area Artist Lena Wolff. I feel a mix of fear and amusement when I look at this photo. Being a longtime vegetarian and animal lover it is hard for me to avoid cringing. But I just can't ignore that I feel a sense of admiration for Kinman. He's just such a bad ass mountain man.
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