Noli Mi Tangere

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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.

An acrylic painting, in the artist's frame, titled “Noli Mi Tangere” by Kermit Oliver. The painting depicts a person with their back to the viewer, a long, white shawl covering their head. An arm stretches towards the figure from right of frame. At the bottom of the artwork is a flat, white surface with a human skull place on top of it, slightly to the right of the center. The background is a field landscape of dark green with a blue, cloud-filled sky above. The painting is signed at lower left: [OLIVER].

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