Although painted in a naïve manner, with simple shapes and large blocks of colour, the painting may be based on Rousseau's observations of animals at the Jardin des Plantes and of reconstructed colonial villages at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris.
Although depicted in a childlike style, using basic forms and prominent swaths of color, the painting may be rooted in Rousseau's observations of animals at the Jardin des Plantes and of reconstructed colonial settlements at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris.