#oliveoatman

[juliesandothings]

Olive Oatman, 1857

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81424/retrobituaries-olive-oatman-pioneer-girl-who-became-marked-woman

[gathererofwords]

Symposium time #oliveoatman #captivitynarratives

[pcr-comics-blog]

So I haven't been drawing comics lately - but I've been sketching like crazy so I'll post a few. Hope you like them! This is Olive Oatman - she has a pretty interesting life story (if you couldn't decipher from the blue face tattoo), you should check it out.

[natashatree-blog]

This is Olive Oatman. Native Americans abducted her at 13 years old (1851) in today's Arizona (along with her younger sister, Mary-Ann aged 7) after massacring 6 members of her family. The Yavapai people traded the sisters for a few horses and a bag of beans to The Mohave people. Olive's sister Mary-Ann died shortly afterwards. The Mohave tattooed Olive's chin to ensure her safe entry into 'the Afterlife' - Olive was freed at 19 years old.