- Created by
- Canuto, Hugo, Brazilian, born 1986
- Date
- February 2019
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (15 × 10.5 cm)
- Description
- A postcard of A Canção de Mayrube by Hugo Canuto featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicts a masked individual carrying a gold-colored staff with presumably an eagle on top. The individual is looking into a fire-based entity that is spewing smoke into the night sky. In the smoke is the shape of a snake with a green eye. In the bottom left corner is the printed signature of the artist [Hugo Canuto] in black text. In the upper right corner, above the staff, in white text it reads [A CANÇÃO DE MAYRUBE] or “The Song of Mayrube.”
- There are no inscriptions in the front or back.
- Place made
- Brazil, Latin America, South America
- Cultural Place
- Latin America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- postcards
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Comics and graphic novels
- Multilingual communication
- Religion
- Spirituality
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
- Object number
- 2021.45.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 2019 Hugo Canuto
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




