The Tortoise and the Snake. — Collecting African Tribal Art- Nisha Designs

While visiting the Yale University Art gallery (03/20/16) I came across a Yoruba door with four panels. The third panel showed four characters, a tortoise, a man, and a small antelope. I disagreed with the following description, “… a coiled snake seizes an antelope while a small kneeling figure strikes the snake with an axe, […]

The Tortoise and the Snake. — Collecting African Tribal Art

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