This is a rare pose for Tarzan. He really is suppose to be ape-like and on all fours a lot of the time. Disney's Tarzan design is very soild when you compare it to the original source material.
All the equipment you see Tarzan wearing in this sketch he took from African Tribesmen after he killed them... something Disney left out of their rendition. In one scene he actually is able to slip a noose (hence the grass rope in his left hand) around one of the native's necks and hangs him from a tree. Probably a little too graphic for youngsters ;) The bow, quiver, bracelet, anklet, and briefs were all acquired from these natives. The knife on the other hand was his father's, his human father's.
I also decided to give him a little body hair. Most Tarzan's you see he is cleanly shaven...doesn't make a whole lot of sense, if you ask me. It does however mention in the book how he tries, and somewhat succeeds in shaving his face with his father's knife, go figure... And as for his wonderful bangs, he does actually cut those himself to keep the hair out of his face :D
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