Existing comment:
"Pocahontas looks up at her father as she protects John Smith from the blow of the death mallet." Whether Pocahontas rescued John Smith has been long debated. Ethnologists are doubtful, believing that Smith was being tested or initiated, not executed. The historical evidence, however, is very strong, and afterward there was a special bond between Smith and Pocahontas. It was not until the early 1800s, however, that it was proposed that romantic love for the captain in the bosom of the twelve- or thirteen-year-old Pocahontas was the motivating forces behind her display of heroism.
This is a three cel set-up with production background from Walt Disney Pictures' 1995 film "Pocahontas." Cels are no longer [used] by Disney for production, so really this is a souvenir of the film hand-colored by Disney artists from the original line drawings that generated the film's characters. |