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The images are based on global prehistorical and historical human artifacts at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, some of which was based on animals, including Egyptian jars containing mummified animals.

Unrelated painting of a gallery at the museum:

I FINALLY figured out what this plant is. I’ve been seeing it occasionally throughout the parks system. There’s a huge patch of these growing near the Wissahickon Environmental Center / tree house. Mature trees are very tall with Ailanthus-like leaves but a shaggy bark. Seedlings in this area are very abundant. Tree label says “Cedrela sinensis”

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

(unranked): Angiosperms

(unranked): Monocots

(unranked): Commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Cannaceae

Genus: Canna

Species: C. indica