Il était une fois… le Nganmedza

Assoumou Zoue, André Thierry

Illustrator country: Cameroon

Scenarist: Assoumou Zoue, André Thierry

Scenarist country: Cameroon

Language: French

Keywords: history; river; snake; traditions

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Participated to Africa e Mediterraneo Award 2007-2008

Once upon a time…the snake Nganmedza – Geography lessons and myths of the mythical past of the Cameroon people, when the snake Nganmedza transformed himself into a trunk and helped the Cameroon people cross the Sanaga River. But a spear hit it by mistake and many people fell in the river. Since then, it has been forbidden to hit snakes.

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Technique: Tempera

Color

Original drawings

Dimensions: 47,2 x 32,2 cm

Inventory: inv. 149 / coll. CX6.CAMEROON.ASSOUMOU.1

Number of sheets: 4

Notes: Other Author's name: AZAT