Museum object · Visual Arts
Tales of Koumba: M'Bott The Toad and Friends
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 with multiple animals stacked vertically on top of each other. The sheet is cut to the shape of the image. 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.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.111.46.10.3
