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 People Talking, 1947. A couple of men are sitting in a circle in the grass with a woman wearing a knit hat and a blanket around her. The men are also wearing hats are holding pouches. One person has a pail in front of his face, possibly drinking from it. None of their faces can be seen from this photographic angle 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 are no prints 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: 6-211
Contact Sheet Number: 306405-38
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.)
Date
1947
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061261
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_ref1762
Large EAD
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EEPA.1998-006
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1539205658568-1539205662993-3