Abdullah asked Neville whether he had ever seen a picture of the Sphinx, explained it embodies the four fixed quarters of the universe, and told him whoever modelled its human head must have been a negro — which is why he was proud to be one.
Date (happened)
between 1933 and 1936
unresolved
- before 1953
- between 1933 and 1936
Place
Persons
Told / reported
- 1953
Sources
Source
- Changing the Feeling of I ¶12 (He turned to me and he said, “Have you ever seen a picture of the Sphinx?” I said, “Yes”. He said, “It embodies the four fixed quarters of the universe. You have the lion, the eagle, the bull and man.)