Womanatee, b. 1521
Nova Scotian
Okapi Wall Street, about 1562
In this unfinished sketch, Womanatee explores the curvaceous African creature okapi. The figure is shown from the rear to highlight its unusual hind markings. Everything about the piece—the language, subject matter, carbon dating—seems to suggest it’s from a later time period than the 16th century. Little is known about the artist except that she often engaged in slant rhymes.