Archive record · Historical photographs & visual records
"In Darkish Africa. The Dove of Peace. 'Perhaps if I flap my wings very hard indeed it may distract their attention.'" [Bird speaking to tiger labeled 'Abyssinia', facing a hunter]
1935 May 22
African history · place not specified
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.
Cataloged as “"In Darkish Africa. The Dove of Peace. 'Perhaps if I flap my wings very hard indeed it may distract their attention.'" [Bird speaking to tiger labeled 'Abyssinia', facing a hunter]” (Prints; Engravings).
- Collection
- Thomas Ofcansky collection
- Archival grouping
- Thomas Ofcansky collection / Lithographs
- Catalog date
- 1935 May 22
- Format and extent
- 1 Engraving (black and white, 10.75 x 8 inches)
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: EEPA.2015-012, Item EEPA 2015-012-0032
Collection: Thomas Ofcansky collection