Figure descriptions
A woman stands barefoot at the center of a field of grain. She reaches down with both
arms and runs her fingers through the
tops of the grains. Plants and wild flowers cluster around the woman’s feet. The woman
wears a long gown with sleeves that
drape to the ground. She wears a crown. Her hair flows upward through the center of
the crown and then ascends into the sky. It
flows upward and outward, transforming into a canopy of dark clouds. Rain falls from
the clouds at the left and right sides of the
scene. Full-page illustration contained within a dark, thick border.
Full-width headpiece. Four men’s heads are depicted in profile view; they all look
toward the left side of the periodical
page. Some of the men appear to wear head scarves and/or jewellery. Each head is contained
within a circular wreath. The four
wreaths are set against a three-part rectangular background. The interior of the background
is light and shaded with dark clustered
dots. The exterior parts of the background, positioned above and below the interior,
are dark and decorated with horizontal strings
of leaves. 1/8 page.
