Card Item Number: 3548/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

White rectangular card, on textured paper, with a black etching on the right side; card in horizontal orientation, design is vertical. Design is of two figures riding a two-headed elephant. Group of six people, standing in a circle, in the foreground; incomplete grid in background. A large tree-like protrusion extends from the top centre of the elephant's back, with long branches on either side; baskets and containers hang in branches. Figures riding the elephant are armed; figure on left is holding a rifle, figure on right has a sword. People on the ground are bald, bare-chested and wearing wraps; centre figure has a sash and all the other figures are holding their raised arms. Artist signature and inscription in bottom right corner. Back is undecorated; light fold marks through middle.