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Ndebele Woman Behind Wall

African Art Museum

Ndebele Woman Behind Wall
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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 Behind Wall, 1936-1949. The walls are decorated with painted geometric designs. The woman has arms over her head and is wearing several beaded arm rings. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1936-1949.
There are four 8x10 and two 21 1/2 x 16 1/2 cm. black and white fiber-based prints. There is also one 24 x 20 cm. black and white vintage print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
sova.eepa.1998-006_ref1102

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7176314c8-1a34-4830-b5d9-f9b25f678be6

Local Note

Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: N345
Contact Sheet Number: 320667-10

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 ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)
1 Photographic print ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
1 Photographic print ((fiber-based print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
1 Photographic print ((vintage print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)
1 Copy negative ((silver gelatin)., b&w, 4 x 5 in.)

Date

1936-1949

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060596

Type

Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Photographic prints
Copy negatives

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_ref1102
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7176314c8-1a34-4830-b5d9-f9b25f678be6
EEPA.1998-006
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1539205658568-1539205662861-3

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