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Tales of Koumba: Panther & Snake

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 of a panther with a snake and rat. The panther appears in the center, lying down with dark, mottled fur. A human male figure stands behind him. In the foreground are a snake and a rat. Leaves appear along the edge of the background. The title of the print [Panther + Snake] is written in pencil on the bottom left side and [a/p] is written in the center. The print is signed [James L. Wells] on the right in pencil.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.53

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