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Primitive Boy

1928

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wood engraving of the head and shoulders of a male figure. The background of the print has six vertical lines at the top and in the middle there are two horizontal lines with a pyramid on the left side. The title of the print [Primitive Boy] is written in pencil on the bottom left side of the print. The print is signed [ James L. Wells 28] in pencil on the bottom right side.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.22

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