The Leopard Woman

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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.

A painting with four leopards at center. The four leopards at the center are each facing a different side of the painting. The leopard facing the top of the painting is red, the one facing the bottom is yellow, the one facing the left is blue, and the one facing the right is green. There is a blue circular border around the leopards with a yellow, blue, red, and green background. Painted around the four leopards are eight people. There are four women carrying babies on their backs. Two of the women are wearing orange dresses and matching headbands with gold jewelry. The other two women are wearing yellow dresses and headbands with an orange and blue design and gold jewelry. Two of the men in the painting are wearing purple outfits and carrying brown walking sticks.

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