Tales of Koumba: M'Bott The Toad and Friends

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

A relief print with multiple animals stacked vertically on top of each other. At the bottom of the print is a toad, M'Bott. On top of the toad is a tortoise, M'Bonatte, on its back. An elephant stands on the tortoise’s belly, with two more elephants balanced on its back. The feet of a third elephant is visible at the top of the print. The title of the print [M'Both (sic) - The Toad and Friends / Tales of Amadou Koumba] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner. The print is signed in pencil on the bottom right corner [James L. Wells].

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