Sotho Woman Grinding Corn

Object Details

Local Note: Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number: 4-79; Contact Sheet Number: 320562-7

See more items in: 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.); 1 Photographic print ((vintage print)., b&w, 23 1/2 x 21.); 1 Photographic print ((vintage print)., b&w, 4 x 5 in.)

Archival Repository: Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

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.

Scope and Contents: Sotho Woman Grinding Corn, 1941. Photographic image of a woman grinding corn in her homestead. She is using a large stone worn smooth and a smaller rock to grind the corn. Near her are several containers of different sizes on a step. The walls are painted with various geometric designs. There are two shelves attached to the wall with bowls, plates, and bottles placed on it. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 19471.; There are two black and white vintage prints of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. One is 8x10 in. and the other is 4x5 in. EEPA produced an 23 1/2 x 21 study print for reference purposes.

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