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Xhosa Women Dancing, Transkei, South Africa

African Art Museum

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 Women Dancing, 1947. There are several women singing and clapping side by side. They are wearing large head wraps, jewelry, skirts, and long tops. This singing and dancing takes place after the Sunday morning beer drinking. 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. The original 6x6 cm. black and white negative is missing for this image. EEPA has not produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
sova.eepa.1998-006_ref1912

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd5d5fc9-c3a6-42a2-b314-5d82ca164905

Local Note

Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 6-249
Contact Sheet Number: 306405-42

Place

Africa
South Africa

Topic

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Creator

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

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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 Photographic print ((contact print)., b&w, 6 x 6 cm.)

Date

1947

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-061410

Type

Archival materials
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_ref1912
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7dd5d5fc9-c3a6-42a2-b314-5d82ca164905
EEPA.1998-006
EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1539205658568-1539205663021-3

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