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Xhosa Woman, Transkei

African Art Museum

Transkei Woman
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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

Xhosa Woman, Transkei, 1949. Her back is facing the photographer. She is wearing a beaded headdress and brass rings and beads in her hair. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1949.
There is one 8x10 black and white fiber-based print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. It is signed "Constance Stuart Larrabee" by the photographer. EEPA also produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
sova.eepa.1998-006_ref1510

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78913302d-7e21-4b03-a9b5-6cc88a65b9b7

Local Note

Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 17-88

Place

Africa
Transkei (South Africa)
South Africa

Topic

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Creator

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

Culture

Xhosa (African people)

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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Xhosa Peoples, Transkei, South Africa

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.)
1 Photographic print ((fiber-based print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.)

Date

1949

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061009

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_ref1510
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo78913302d-7e21-4b03-a9b5-6cc88a65b9b7
EEPA.1998-006
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1539205658568-1539205662945-4

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