Museum object · Visual Arts
Tales of Koumba 3
1978
Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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 two flying foxes, also known as large fruit bats. In the foreground of the print there is one large bat with a landmass underneath in the bottom right corner of the print. In the background, another bat flies through the air towards the first. On the bottom left side of the print is a moon, the rest of the background is a dark night sky. The title of the print [Tales of Koumba 3] is written in pencil at the bottom left corner with [a/p] written in the center. The print is signed [James L. Wells] in pencil at the bottom right corner.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.111.46.4
