Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e66ca595-86ae-4aba-88da-9c78c7561737

Local Note

Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 6-255

Contact Sheet Number: 306405-37

Creator

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

Collection Photographer

Larrabee, Constance Stuart

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 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 1998-061304

Type

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Photographic prints

Collection Citation

Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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

Scope and Contents

Transkei Women, 1947. Two women are sitting in the grass talking. One woman's back is facing the camera. The blanket she is wearing is decorated with beads and coins.They are also wearing large head wraps, jewelry, skirts, and long tops. There are some women standing and sitting in the background. This 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. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.

Collection Restrictions

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Record ID

ebl-1539205658568-1539205663001-3