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
"Ndebele Design," 1946. Original caption by Constance Stuart Larrabee. Photograph of Woman Holding Staff and Broom. A baby is reaching for the staff and handle of the broom, which is decorated with beads as well as the bracelets on her arm. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1946.
This photograph was published on the front cover of Constance Stuart Larrabee's book "Constance Stuart Larrabee: Time Exposure." (Yale Center for British Art: New Haven, CT, 1995.)
There are two 8x10 black and white fiber-based print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. One is signed by Constance Stuart Larrabee. EEPA also produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.
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Local Note
Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: N38
Contact Sheet Number: 32666-7
Place
Africa
Pretoria (South Africa)
South Africa
Topic
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Vernacular architecture
Creator
Larrabee, Constance Stuart
See more items in
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 1: Photographs / Photographs / 1: Ndebele Peoples
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
1946
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-060388
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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EEPA
Record ID
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