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Seeking Trade and Trust By Don Oelze

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Seeking Trade and Trust By Don Oelze
Seeking Trade and Trust
By Don Oelze
38" x 44"
Oil

Economic relations started early between the native Americans and the
Europeans and the goods traded varied by region and era. In the inaugural
meetings trade could be a difficult task as two vastly different cultures
learned the customs and manners of each other. This process could be
drastically aided by the assistance of an arbitrator . In my painting
titled “ Seeking Trade and Trust” a white trader has ventured into the
lands of a tribe in which he has targeted as a possible partner in
commerce . The situation although tense is calmed somewhat by the trader’s
native wife , whose presence and Language skills brings an invaluable
link to connect these two distinct cultures. Many early white traders
would take on native wives as a helpmate in a wide range of situations
which he met in the wild and new frontier market.