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
Transkei Mother and Child, 1947. The mother is sitting in front of a wall with her child in her lap. She is looking at the child's hand. Beside her is a cactus. She is wearing white clay around her eyes. This is made by scraping a soft white stone or the clay can be obtained from the river. She is also wearing a head wrap, necklace, and cloth wrapped around her. The child is wearing beads around the neck and waist. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1947.
In 1947, Constance Staurt Larrabee visited the Transkei. She was there researching the housing problems in Southern Africa.
There is one 8x10 black and white fiber-based print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print and 6x6 contact print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 6-165
Contact Sheet Number: 306405-16
Place
Africa
South Africa
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
See more items in
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 ((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.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061215
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.
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Large EAD
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EEPA
Record ID
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