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Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Ndiouga, president of the Soumbedioune craftsmen's association, visits the "rebondir" exhibition in Soubedioune as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennale Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Ndiouga, president of the Soumbedioune craftsmen's association, visits the "rebondir" exhibition in Soubedioune as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennale Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop works on a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

People enterthe Soumbedioune craft market in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

People enterthe Soumbedioune craft market in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

A woman walks through the Soubedioune craft market in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

A woman walks through the Soubedioune craft market in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Kemi Bassene, left, curator, and Khadim Ndiaye, co-curator of the "rebondir" exhibition, pose for a photo in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Kemi Bassene, left, curator, and Khadim Ndiaye, co-curator of the "rebondir" exhibition, pose for a photo in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Woodcarver Papis Kanté sculpts a wooden hippopotamus to be exhibited in the "Rebondir" exhibition as part of the Dakar 2024 Biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop presents a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Jeweller Moussa Diop presents a bronze hippopotamus in his workshop, as part of the rebondir exhibition at the Dakar 2024 biennial Off in Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)