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Tales of Koumba: The Cheetah and His Friends

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 a hare, skunk, civet cat or cheetah, squirrel, and rat. The hare stands off to the left side while the others are in the foreground burrowing into the ground. The title [The Cheetar (sic) and his Friends / Tales from Amadou Koumba] 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 reference: 2023.111.46.9.1

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