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Tales of Koumba 2

1978

Senegal, West Africa, Africa

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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 relief print depicting animals in a landscape next to a body of water. In the foreground of the print are two four legged animals walking beside each other on grassy land next to a body of water. The larger animal is a big cat with dark fur, likely a panther. The smaller animal, likely a hare, is mostly black with white patches at the top of it's head and on the back leg. There is a tree behind the animals and the background of the print is a sky with a flock of birds flying on the left side of the print. The title of the print [Tales of Koumba 2] is written in pencil on the bottom left corner underneath the image with [a/p] written in the center. The print is signed [James L. Wells] in pencil on the bottom right corner.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.46.2.1

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