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Ndebele Woman and Child

African Art Museum

Ndebele Woman and Child
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

Creator

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

Collection Photographer

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

Collection Citation

Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Ndebele Woman and Child, 1936-1949. A woman and child are sitting beside each other on the floor inside an Ndebele homestead. The walls are decorated with various geometric designs. The child has both legs bent. There are several cooking pots and bowls around them. The woman is wearing a long beaded headdress, jewelry, and a colorful blanket. The child is also wearing jewelry. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1936-1949.
There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
sova.eepa.1998-006_ref1047

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b159d83d-2452-4cd5-b005-31f589c29b84

Local Note

Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: N188

Place

Africa
Pretoria (South Africa)
South Africa

Topic

Clothing and dress -- Africa
Vernacular architecture

Creator

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / 1: Ndebele Peoples

Sponsor

The cataloging of the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection was supported by a grant from The Smithsonian Women's Committee.

Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)

Date

1936-1949

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060541

Type

Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Photographic prints

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
EEPA.1998-006_ref1047
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b159d83d-2452-4cd5-b005-31f589c29b84
EEPA.1998-006
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1539205658568-1539205662850-0

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