Tales of Koumba I

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A relief print on light weight paper depicting a turtle and a hyena. The turtle is in a creek or river, its head turned to the right, facing a hyena standing on the river bank. The hyena is depicted in profile, its spotted flank perpendicular to the turtle in the stream. The title of the print [Tales of Koumba I] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner underneath the image with [a/p] written in the center. The print is signed in pencil [James L. Wells 78"] at the bottom right corner.

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