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Artist/Maker
Yelimane Fall
(Senegalese, 1953 – 2019)
Date2003-2004
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 48 × 30 in. (121.9 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift, in memory of Dr. Mary “Polly” Nooter Roberts, Africanist, art historian, and museum professional
Object number2024.3.3
On view
DescriptionUnknown number from a series of 29 paintings, one for each line of the lyrical poem "Jawartu" by Sheikh Amadou Bamba.
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Provenance
Purchased directly from the artist by Allen F. Roberts and Mary "Polly" Nooter Roberts
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