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
PROJECT:
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.
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