Sotho Woman

Object Details

Local Note: Original Constance Stuart Larrabee Number:none; Contact Sheet Number: 320562-33

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 ((dupe print)., b&w, 8 x 10 in.); 1 Photographic print ((fiber-based print)., b&w, 8 x 10 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, 1941. Photographic image of a two Sotho women, one is standing in the doorway of a fence of reeds with her hands on either side of the doorway and there is a woman behind her. This fence is created around the homesteads for privacy. The reed curtain above this doorway can be let down over the opening. Photograph by Constance Stuart Larrabee, 1941.; There is one 8x10 black and white fiber-based print of this negative in the Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection. EEPA produced an 8x10 study print for reference purposes.

Collection Restrictions: Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.