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Pamela Colman Smith’s Eyes Within

Art of Darkness

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A Little Thing About Nancy's Stories

The first known drawings of ananzi, a traditional african folk tale character who is also one of the most important characters in caribbean folk lore. Pamela calls this figure acy and hilitsis wily tricks, a pronounced sense of humor and a deliberate refusal to follow established rules. Unlike other contemporary contemporaneous accounts, pamela's anancy is not as aggressive and is often bested by other animals. This can be seen in the first story of the collection. Ah, so i have another thing. I think this by mary k. Greer a. Her depictions are the first known published drawings of anAnzi, atraditional africa folk tale character

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