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
Young Sotho Cattle Herder, 1941. Photographic image of a Sotho boy standing with his herd of cattle. In the background is a field of corn. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1941.
The following caption is from an article in "Natural History" (September, 1950) in which this photograph was printed: "Summer and winter the Basuto [Sotho] wears his characteristic blanket of gay and varied design and color. Before the days of traderes, skin clothing and (in cold weather) a simple undecorated cloak sufficed. Today the Basuto [Lesotho] buys his blankets at European-run trading stores, which are scattered through the territory. The hat is woven of grass by the Basutos [Lesothos] themselves."
There are no prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 4-171
Contact Sheet Number: 320562-16
Place
Africa
South Africa
Lesotho
Topic
Animals -- Africa
Domestic animals
Sotho (Basuto)
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / Sotho Peoples, Basutoland (Lesotho)
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
1941
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-062410
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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Record ID
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